chilopod

English

noun

Definitions

Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (lip, edge).

Origin

Ancient Greek

χεῖλος

Gloss

lip, edge

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

端, 縁

Emoji

👄 💋

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

acheilous English
cheilo- English
chilopodus Latin
Chilone Italian
χεῖλος Ancient Greek
ὀνόχειλος Ancient Greek
*gʰel- Proto-Indo-European
χείλος Greek (modern)