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Where does “monopodium” come from?

monopodium (English) comes from English podium, from Latin podium, from Ancient Greek πόδιον, 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.

monopodium (English): A single and continuous vegetable axis; opposed...

Definitions

  1. A single and continuous vegetable axis; opposed...

Ancestry of “monopodium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpodiumA platform on which to stand, as when conducting...
2Latinpodiumbalcony, especially in an amphitheatre
3Ancient Greekπόδιονlittle foot; base
4Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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