Where does “shaded fan-foot” come from?
shaded fan-foot (English) comes from English fan-foot, from English foot, from Middle English fot, from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
shaded fan-foot (English): Herminia tarsicrinalis, an inconspicuous species of small, tan-colored erebid moths found in Europe
Definitions
- Herminia tarsicrinalis, an inconspicuous species of small, tan-colored erebid moths found in Europe
Ancestry of “shaded fan-foot”, step by step
shaded fan-foot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fan-foot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fan-foot | Zanclognatha tarsipennalis, a species of litter moth of the family Erebidae |
| 2 | English | foot | A biological structure found in many animals that... |
| 3 | Middle English | fot | foot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of... |
| 4 | Old English | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via English shaded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shaded | Being in the shade, not in direct light; Having a... |