Where does “octoradiant” come from?
octoradiant (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
octoradiant (English): Having eight rays
Definitions
- Having eight rays
Ancestry of “octoradiant”, step by step
octoradiant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English octo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | octo | An octopus |
| 2 | English | octopus | Any of several marine molluscs of the family... |
| 3 | Latin | octopūs | octopus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀκτώπους | eight-footed; octopus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 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 |
via English radiant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | radiant | Radiating light and/or heat; Emitted as... |
| 2 | Middle French | radiant | — |
| 3 | Latin | radiantis | genitive masculine singular of radiāns; genitive... |
| 4 | Latin | radiare | present active infinitive of radiō; second-person... |
| 5 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 6 | English | -án | Of or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a |
| 7 | Middle English | -an | — |