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Where does “πούς” come from?

πούς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

πούς (Ancient Greek): foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...

Definitions

  1. foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...

Ancestry of “πούς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “πούς”

  • podoscaph
  • pulpit
  • pew
  • αεροσκάφος
  • Oedipus
  • βαθυσκάφος
  • podium
  • tripod
  • octopus
  • Oedipal
  • polyp
  • antipodes
  • oedipal
  • polyposis
  • polypus
  • platypus
  • copepod
  • polypoid
  • appoggiatura
  • tetrapod
  • polypectomy
  • nonpolyposis
  • brachiopod
  • tripos
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