Where does “polypody” come from?
polypody (English) comes from Old French polypodie, from English polypodium, from Latin polypodium, from Latin polypodion, from Ancient Greek πολυπόδιον, from Ancient Greek πολύπους, from Ancient Greek πολῠ-, from Ancient Greek πολύς.
polypody (English): Any of many ferns of the genus "Polypodium",...
Definitions
- Any of many ferns of the genus "Polypodium",...
Ancestry of “polypody”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | polypodie | — |
| 2 | English | polypodium | Synonym of polypody: any fern of the genus... |
| 3 | Latin | polypodium | a polypody; the polypodia collectively |
| 4 | Latin | polypodion | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πολυπόδιον | common polypody |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολύπους | many-footed |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πολῠ- | many; much, a lot |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πολύς | many, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πόρος | a means of passage, passageway, way, opening;... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | πείρω | I pierce, run through; I cleave through |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | *péryō | — |