Etymology

rhizopod

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Today it means: A member of the taxonomic superclass of Rhizopoda, being a type of amoeboid single-cell life with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ποδός (podós) ← Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ← English rhizo-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wréh₂ds
  2. Ancient Greekῥῐ́ζᾰ (rhĭ́ză)
  3. Englishrhizo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  6. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  7. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  8. English todayrhizopod

From rhizo- + -pod.

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