Where does “cosmopod” come from?

cosmopod (English) comes from English pod, from Middle English pod, from Old English pād, from Proto-West Germanic paidu, from Proto-Germanic paidō, from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- — woolen clothes.

cosmopod (English): A type of spacecraft

Definitions

  1. A type of spacecraft

Ancestry of “cosmopod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpodA self-contained unit, container, or enclosure that holds, protects, or transports something
2Middle Englishpod
3Old Englishpādan outer garment, covering, coat, cloak; shirt,...
4Proto-West Germanicpaiducoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
5Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic paidōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic paidu