Where does “miriapode” come from?
miriapode (Italian) comes from Italian miria-, from Ancient Greek μυρίος, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
miriapode (Italian): myriapod
Ancestry of “miriapode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | miria- | myria- |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μυρίος | numberless, countless, infinite; ten thousand,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κολεός | a sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |