Where does “pollicipes” come from?
pollicipes (Medieval Latin) comes 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.
Ancestry of “pollicipes”, step by step
pollicipes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pes | a foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | pets | foot |
| 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 Latin pollex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pollex | thumb; great toe; a unit of distance, equivalent... |