Where does “millipedal” come from?
millipedal (English) comes from English millipede, from Latin millipeda, from Latin pedis, from Latin pes, from Proto-Italic pets, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
millipedal (English): Like a millipede or millipedes; many-legged
Definitions
- Like a millipede or millipedes; many-legged
Ancestry of “millipedal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | millipede | Any of many elongated arthropods, of the class... |
| 2 | Latin | millipeda | wood louse |
| 3 | Latin | pedis | louse; genitive singular of pēs |
| 4 | Latin | pes | a foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pets | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |