Where does “polyp” come from?
Polyp comes from Latin polypus, from Ancient Greek πολύπους, combining πολύ- (many) and πούς (foot), which derives from Proto-Indo-European ped- meaning foot.
polyp (English): an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous...
Definitions
- an abnormal growth protruding from a mucous...
Ancestry of “polyp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | polypūs | octopus |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολύπους | many-footed |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολῠ- | many; much, a lot |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |