Etymology

podomere

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Today it means: A segment of a limb of an arthropod. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέρος (méros) ← Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros ← Proto-Indo-European *(s)méros
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  4. Englishpodo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)méros
  7. Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros
  8. Ancient Greekμέρος (méros)
  9. English todaypodomere

From podo- + -mere.

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