Where does “lycopodium” come from?
lycopodium (English) comes from Translingual Lycopodium, 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.
lycopodium (English): club moss
Definitions
- club moss
Ancestry of “lycopodium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Lycopodium | a genus of clubfoot mosses |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |