Where does “monopiede” come from?

monopiede (Italian) comes from Italian piede, from Old French perdre, from Latin perdo, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē, from Latin post — afterwards, post; by, at.

monopiede (Italian): monopod, unipod

Definitions

  1. monopod, unipod

Ancestry of “monopiede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiedefoot
2Old Frenchperdreto lose
3LatinperdoI destroy, ruin, wreck; I waste, squander; I lose...
4Latin-dōto put
5Proto-Germanic-dô
6SiciliandiUsed to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
7Latinof; concerning; about
8Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
9Latinposteablative singular of postis
10Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós