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Where does “gastropod” come from?

gastropod (English) comes from French gastéropode, 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.

gastropod (English): Any member of a class of mollusks that includes...

Definitions

  1. Any member of a class of mollusks that includes...

Ancestry of “gastropod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgastéropodegastropod
2Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “gastropod”

  • gasteropod
  • neogastropod
  • microgastropod
  • gastropodous
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