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Where does “isopod” come from?

isopod (English) comes from English -pod, from Ancient Greek ποδός, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

isopod (English): Any of very many crustaceans, of the order...

Definitions

  1. Any of very many crustaceans, of the order...

Ancestry of “isopod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-podRelated to or resembling a foot or similar limb
2Ancient Greekποδόςgenitive singular of πούς; foot; of the foot,...
3Ancient Greekἀργόςwhite, bright; swift; not working, idle
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “isopod”

  • isopodologist
  • isopodous
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