Where does “digitigradism” come from?
digitigradism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
digitigradism (English): digitigrade locomotion
Definitions
- digitigrade locomotion
Ancestry of “digitigradism”, step by step
digitigradism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |
via English digitigrade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | digitigrade | Of an animal: walking on the toes, putting the... |
| 2 | French | digitigrade | digitigrade |
| 3 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |