Where does “Heteropoda” come from?

Heteropoda (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.

Heteropoda (Translingual): spider genus

Definitions

spider genus

Ancestry of “Heteropoda”, step by step

Heteropoda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Ancient Greek ἕτερος

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	ἕτερος	one or the other of two
2	Proto-Hellenic	hə́teros	—

Words derived from “Heteropoda”

Heteropodidae
Heteropodinae

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