Where does “copepod” come from?
copepod (English) comes from French copépode, from Translingual Copepoda, from Translingual -poda, 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.
copepod (English): Any of very many small crustaceans of the...
Definitions
- Any of very many small crustaceans of the...
Ancestry of “copepod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | copépode | copepod |
| 2 | Translingual | Copepoda | Copepods, a group of common aquatic crustacea |
| 3 | Translingual | -poda | Used to form taxonomic names of a rank higher... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |