Where does “Amphipoda” come from?

Amphipoda (Translingual) 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.

Amphipoda (Translingual): order

Definitions

  1. order

Ancestry of “Amphipoda”, step by step

Amphipoda 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 ἀμφί

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀμφί
2Ancient Greekὀξύςsharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “Amphipoda”

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