Where does “monopod” come from?

monopod (English) comes from English pod, from Middle English pod, from Old English pād, from Proto-West Germanic paidu, from Proto-Germanic paidō, from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂- — woolen clothes.

monopod (English): A portable stand with one leg, used to support a...

Definitions

  1. A portable stand with one leg, used to support a...

Ancestry of “monopod”, step by step

monopod traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English pod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpodA self-contained unit, container, or enclosure that holds, protects, or transports something
2Middle Englishpod
3Old Englishpādan outer garment, covering, coat, cloak; shirt,...
4Proto-West Germanicpaiducoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
5Proto-Germanicpaidōcoat, cloak; smock, tunic, shirt
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbaiteh₂-woolen clothes

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-

via English monopode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonopodeSomeone or something with one foot
2English-pode
Every word from Proto-Indo-European baiteh₂-