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Where does “millipeda” come from?

millipeda (Latin) comes from Latin pedis, from Latin pes, from Proto-Italic pets, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

millipeda (Latin): wood louse

Definitions

  1. wood louse

Ancestry of “millipeda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpedislouse; genitive singular of pēs
2Latinpesa foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread...
3Proto-Italicpets—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “millipeda”

  • millipede
  • millipedic
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