Where does “longipalpus” come from?
longipalpus (Latin) comes from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
longipalpus (Latin): having long feelers
Definitions
- having long feelers
Ancestry of “longipalpus”, step by step
longipalpus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin longus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | longus | far, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,... |
| 2 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Latin palpus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | palpus | palm of the hand; feeler |
| 2 | Latin | palpō | to touch softly, stroke, pat |
| 3 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |