Etymology of the English word centipede
the English word
centipedederived from the Latin word
centipeda (centipede)
derived from the Latin word
pes (foot)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ped-using the Latin prefix
centi-derived from the Medieval Latin word
centum (one hundred)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dekmâ‚€Usage
Word found in Modern English
