Where does “dasypus” come from?
dasypus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek δασύπους, 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.
dasypus (Latin): a kind of rabbit; Third-declension noun
Definitions
- a kind of rabbit; Third-declension noun
Ancestry of “dasypus”, step by step
dasypus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek δασύπους
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | δασύπους | European hare; European rabbit |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Nahuatl āyōtl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nahuatl | āyōtl | turtle |