Where does “chiropodist” come from?
chiropodist (English) comes from English chiropody, from English pod-, from English podo-, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
chiropodist (English): A practitioner of chiropody
Definitions
- A practitioner of chiropody
Ancestry of “chiropodist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chiropody | The branch of medicine concerned with the... |
| 2 | English | pod- | Alternative form of podo- |
| 3 | English | podo- | Pertaining to a foot or a footlike part |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |