Where does “quilópode” come from?

quilópode (Portuguese) comes from Translingual Chilopoda, from New Latin chilopodus, 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.

quilópode (Portuguese): chilopod; centipede any arthropod of class

Definitions

  1. chilopod; centipede any arthropod of class

Ancestry of “quilópode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualChilopodaclass
2New LatinchilopodusLip foot
3Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →