Etymology of the English word rhizopus
the English word
rhizopusderived from the Latin word
rhizopusderived 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
rhiza, ῥίζα (a 'root')
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wrad-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wrād-using the New Latin prefix
rhizo-derived from the Greek prefix
rhizo-, ῥιζο-
Date
The earliest known usage of rhizopus in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
