Where does “diplopodus” come from?

diplopodus (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

diplopodus (New Latin): Double-legged

Definitions

  1. Double-legged

Ancestry of “diplopodus”, step by step

diplopodus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Ancient Greek διπλόος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekδιπλόοςDouble; double pot
2Ancient Greek-πλόοςForms an adjective indicating repetition or...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “diplopodus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →