Where does “tetrapodia” come from?

tetrapodia (Italian) comes from Italian -podia, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

tetrapodia (Italian): tetrapody

Definitions

  1. tetrapody

Ancestry of “tetrapodia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-podia-pody
2Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →