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Where does “podocarp” come from?

podocarp (English) comes 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.

podocarp (English): Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus...

Ancestry of “podocarp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpodo-Pertaining to a foot or a footlike part
2Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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