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
- wood louse
Ancestry of “millipeda”, step by step
millipeda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pedis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pedis | louse; genitive singular of pēs |
| 2 | Latin | pes | a foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pets | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Latin mille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mille | thousand; 1000; mile, "particularly" a Roman mile... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | smīɣeslī | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smih₂ǵʰéslih₂ | — |