Where does “polip” come from?

polip (Hungarian) comes from Dutch poliep, from French polype, from Latin polypūs, from Ancient Greek πολύπους, from Ancient Greek πολῠ-, from Ancient Greek πολύς, from Ancient Greek πόρος, from Ancient Greek πείρω.

polip (Hungarian): octopus; polyp

Definitions

  1. octopus; polyp

Ancestry of “polip”, step by step

polip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch poliep

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpolieppolyp abnormal growth
2Frenchpolypepolyp
3Latinpolypūsoctopus
4Ancient Greekπολύπουςmany-footed
5Ancient Greekπολῠ-many; much, a lot
6Ancient Greekπολύςmany, a lot of; neuter πολύ or πολλά as...
7Ancient Greekπόροςa means of passage, passageway, way, opening;...
8Ancient GreekπείρωI pierce, run through; I cleave through
9Proto-Hellenic*péryō

via German Polyp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPolyppolyp; policeman
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *péryōEvery word from Ancient Greek πείρωEvery word from Ancient Greek πόρος