Etymology of the English word copepod
the English word
copepodderived from the New Latin word
Copepodaderived from the Greek word
pous, πούς (podos, foot; a 'foot' (figuratively or literally))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ped-derived from the Greek word
kope, κοπή (cutting; carnage)
Date
The earliest known usage of copepod in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
