Where does “tetrápodo” come from?

tetrápodo (Spanish) comes from Spanish -podo, 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.

tetrápodo (Spanish): tetrapod

Definitions

  1. tetrapod

Ancestry of “tetrápodo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-podo-pod
2Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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