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Where does “rhizopod” come from?

rhizopod (English) comes from English -pod, from Ancient Greek ποδός, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

rhizopod (English): A member of the taxonomic superclass of...

Definitions

  1. A member of the taxonomic superclass of...

Ancestry of “rhizopod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-podRelated to or resembling a foot or similar limb
2Ancient Greekποδόςgenitive singular of πούς; foot; of the foot,...
3Ancient Greekἀργόςwhite, bright; swift; not working, idle
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “rhizopod”

  • rhizopodial
  • rhizopodous
  • rhizopodist
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