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Where does “Podex” come from?

Podex (German) comes from Latin pōdex, from Proto-Indo-European pesd- — to fart softly, pass gas, break wind.

Podex (German): posterior, behind

Definitions

  1. posterior, behind

Ancestry of “Podex”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōdex—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpesd-to fart softly, pass gas, break wind
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