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Where does “σαρανταποδαρούσα” come from?

σαρανταποδαρούσα (Greek) comes from Greek σαράντα, from Byzantine Greek σαράντα, from Ancient Greek τεσσαράκοντα, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥̄ḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷétwr̥dḱomt, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.

σαρανταποδαρούσα (Greek): centipede; millipede

Definitions

  1. centipede; millipede

Ancestry of “σαρανταποδαρούσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσαράνταforty; Orthodox memorial service in the fortieth...
2Byzantine Greekσαράντα—
3Ancient Greekτεσσαράκονταforty
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥̄ḱomt—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷétwr̥dḱomtforty
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwr̥-four, fourfold
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
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