Where does “pterygopodium” come from?

pterygopodium (English) comes from English -podium, from English -ium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

pterygopodium (English): A modified part of the ventral fin in male...

Definitions

  1. A modified part of the ventral fin in male...

Ancestry of “pterygopodium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-podiumRelating to or being a leg-like structure
2English-ium1997, Bryan Pfaffenberger, "Official Microsoft...
3Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
4Proto-Italic*-om—
5Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom →Every word from English -ium →Every word from Latin -um →