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Where does “Myriapoda” come from?

Myriapoda (Translingual) comes from Translingual -poda, 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 “Myriapoda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-podaUsed to form taxonomic names of a rank higher...
2Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “Myriapoda”

  • myriapod
  • myriapodologist
  • myriapodological
  • myriapodology
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