Etymology

hexapodal

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Today it means: Having six legs. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Ancient Greek ποδός (podós) ← English hexa-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  9. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  10. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. English todayhexapodal

From hexa- + -podal.

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