Where does “copepodite” come from?
copepodite (English) comes from English copepod, 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.
copepodite (English): Any of the five stages in the life-cycle of a...
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- Any of the five stages in the life-cycle of a...
Ancestry of “copepodite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | copepod | Any of very many small crustaceans of the... |
| 2 | French | copépode | copepod |
| 3 | Translingual | Copepoda | Copepods, a group of common aquatic crustacea |
| 4 | Translingual | -poda | Used to form taxonomic names of a rank higher... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |