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Where does “dipody” come from?

dipody (English) comes from Greek πους, from Ancient Greek ἐλαύνω, from Ancient Greek -τός, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

dipody (English): A unit of two metrical feet

Definitions

  1. A unit of two metrical feet

Ancestry of “dipody”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekπουςKatharevousa form of πόδι , foot
2Ancient Greekἐλαύνωdrive, set in motion; ride a horse, drive a...
3Ancient Greek-τόςcreates verbal adjectives of possibility, either...
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “dipody”

  • dipodic
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