Where does “Decapoda” come from?

Decapoda (Translingual) comes from Translingual Decapodiformes, from Translingual -iformes, from Latin -fōrmis, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma, from Ancient Greek μορφή — shape, form; appearance; outline.

Decapoda (Translingual): order

Definitions

order

Ancestry of “Decapoda”, step by step

Decapoda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Decapodiformes

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Translingual	Decapodiformes	superorder, the ten-limbed cephalopods}}
2	Translingual	-iformes	—
3	Latin	-fōrmis	having the form of; -shaped
4	Latin	fōrma	form; figure, shape, appearance
5	Etruscan	morma	—
6	Ancient Greek	μορφή	shape, form; appearance; outline

via Ancient Greek πούς

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	πούς	foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
2	Proto-Indo-European	pṓds	foot
3	Proto-Indo-European	póds	foot
4	Proto-Indo-European	ped-	to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “Decapoda”

Every word from Ancient Greek μορφή →Every word from Etruscan morma →Every word from Latin fōrma →