Where does “Macropus” come from?

Macropus (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek μακρόπους, 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.

Macropus (Translingual): genus including kangaroo, wallaroo, and wallaby|nodot=1}}; the typical genus of Macropodidae

Definitions

genus including kangaroo, wallaroo, and wallaby|nodot=1}}; the typical genus of Macropodidae

Ancestry of “Macropus”, step by step

Macropus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek μακρόπους

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

via Greek πους

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Greek	πους	foot
2	Ancient Greek	ἐλαύνω	drive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
3	Ancient Greek	-τός	creates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4	Proto-Indo-European	-tós	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “Macropus”

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