Where does “gonopodium” come from?

gonopodium (English) comes from English -podium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

gonopodium (English): A modified extremity, such as an anal fin, of certain types of livebearing fish and arthropods (most notably crustaceans and myriapods), which is used for reproduction

Definitions

  1. A modified extremity, such as an anal fin, of certain types of livebearing fish and arthropods (most notably crustaceans and myriapods), which is used for reproduction

Ancestry of “gonopodium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-podiumRelating to or being a leg-like structure
2English-ium1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft...
3Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
4Proto-Italic*-om—
5Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom →Every word from English -ium →Every word from Latin -um →