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centipes.

centipede;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈkɛn.tɪ.peːs]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃɛn.ti.pes]

  1. hundred-footed

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin centipēs From centum (“hundred”) + pēs (“foot”).

noun[ˈkɛn.tɪ.peːs]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃɛn.ti.pes]

  1. centipede

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Latin centipēs From centum (“hundred”) + pēs (“foot”).

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