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Where does “niveljalkainen” come from?

niveljalkainen (Finnish) comes from New Latin Arthropoda, from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

niveljalkainen (Finnish): An arthropod

Definitions

  1. An arthropod

Ancestry of “niveljalkainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinArthropoda—
2Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
3Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
4Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
5Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...
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