Where does “rhizopodous” come from?
rhizopodous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
rhizopodous (English): Of or pertaining to the rhizopods
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the rhizopods
Ancestry of “rhizopodous”, step by step
rhizopodous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English rhizopod
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rhizopod | A member of the taxonomic superclass of... |
| 2 | English | -pod | Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ποδός | genitive singular of πούς; foot; of the foot,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |