English
hexapodal
Hexapodal comes from Ancient Greek πούς ‘foot’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pṓds‘foot’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπούςpoús‘foot’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEποδόςpodós
- Englishtodayhexapodal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pṓds‘foot’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπούςpoús‘foot’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEποδόςpodós
- Englishtodayhexapodal
A compound of hexa- + -podal
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’
pilot, expedition, fetch, impeachment, footing, footed, impediment, expedite, ped, fet, fetter, pada, 47 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’
feet, foot, pie, pioneer, pedestrian, pawn, pedigree, pedal, impede, pug, pes, baht, centipede, pedicure, petiole, peon, pedometer, pedicel, pedicle, biped, quadruped, 36 more
through Ancient Greek πούς ‘foot’
Today it means
adj Having six legs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ped- / hexapodal