Where does “Arthropoda” come from?

Arthropoda (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἄρθρον, from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω, from Ancient Greek -σκω, from Proto-Indo-European -sḱéti — Forms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

Ancestry of “Arthropoda”, step by step

Arthropoda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄρθρον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἄρθρονjoint; limb; articulation
2Ancient Greekἀραρίσκωjoin, fasten; fit together, construct; fit,...
3Ancient Greek-σκωPrimitive suffix used to form present-tense...
4Proto-Indo-European-sḱétiForms durative or iterative imperfective verbs...

via Ancient Greek πούς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “Arthropoda

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -sḱétiEvery word from Ancient Greek -σκωEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀραρίσκω