Where does “palmipes” come from?

palmipes (Latin) comes from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

palmipes (Latin): broad-footed; web-footed; a foot and a palmspan

Definitions

  1. broad-footed; web-footed; a foot and a palmspan

Ancestry of “palmipes”, step by step

palmipes traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēsa foot, in its senses as
2Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
3Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
4Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via Latin Palma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPalmapalm of the hand, hand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂meh₂palm, hand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplh₂m-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Latin palmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpalmuspalm; palm, the Roman palm of about 7.4cm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₂m-palm of the hand

Words derived from “palmipes”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek -τρον →Every word from Ancient Greek μέτρον →