Where does “chilopode” come from?

chilopode (Italian) comes from Italian chilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

chilopode (Italian): centipede

Definitions

  1. centipede

Ancestry of “chilopode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchilo-kilo-; chylo-
2Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
3Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoithousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom →