Where does “chilopod” come from?

chilopod (English) comes from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

chilopod (English): Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede

Definitions

  1. Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede

Ancestry of “chilopod”, step by step

chilopod traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πούς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via English chilopode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchilopode—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →