Where does “pes” come from?
Pes comes from Latin pes, descended from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, ultimately from the root ped- meaning foot.
pes (English): the foot of a human; the hoof of a quadruped;...
Definitions
- the foot of a human; the hoof of a quadruped;...
Ancestry of “pes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |