myEtymology.com: English etymology of pentapody

Etymology of the English word pentapody

the English word pentapody

using the English suffix -pod

using the English suffix -y

using the English prefix penta-

derived from the Greek prefix penta-, πεντα-, πέντα-

derived from the Late Greek word pente, πέντε ('five')

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *penkʷe