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

Definitions

  1. myriapod

Ancestry of “miriapode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmiria-myria-
2Ancient Greekμυρίοςnumberless, countless, infinite; ten thousand,...
3Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Ancient Greek κολεόςEvery word from Ancient Greek μυρίος
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