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Where does “Dasypodinae” come from?

Dasypodinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Dasypus, from Latin dasypus, from Ancient Greek δασύπους, 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.

Ancestry of “Dasypodinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualDasypus—
2Latindasypusa kind of rabbit; Third-declension noun
3Ancient GreekδασύπουςEuropean hare; European rabbit
4Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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