Where does “octopodean” come from?
octopodean (English) comes from English octopod, from English octo, from English octopus, from Latin octopūs, from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
octopodean (English): Resembling or pertaining to an octopus; octopuslike
Definitions
- Resembling or pertaining to an octopus; octopuslike
Ancestry of “octopodean”, step by step
octopodean traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English octopod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | octopod | Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts;... |
| 2 | English | octo | An octopus |
| 3 | English | octopus | Any of several marine molluscs of the family... |
| 4 | Latin | octopūs | octopus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀκτώπους | eight-footed; octopus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via English ean
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ean | To bring forth young; to yean |
| 2 | Middle English | enen | To give birth; to yean |
| 3 | Old English | ēanian | to give birth (to lambs) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaaunōn | to lamb, yean |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aunōną | to lamb, yean |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂egʷnós | lamb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |