English word origin

Etymology of imped

Coined on Latinate roots (im- + -ped) by Richard Owen in 1861 as a calque of Aristotle’s Ancient Greek ἀπούς (apoús).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

a creature without feet

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Coined on Latinate roots (im- + -ped) by Richard Owen in 1861 as a calque of Aristotle’s Ancient Greek ἀπούς (apoús).

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Word-formation componentin-en
Word-formation component-peden
Derivation mentionἀπούςgrc

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Source etymology 2

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adj

Engrafted, eked, implanted; supplemented by imping.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From imp + -ed.

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