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Where does “-podia” come from?

-podia (Italian) comes 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.

-podia (Italian): -pody

Definitions

  1. -pody

Ancestry of “-podia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-podia”

  • tetrapodia
  • tripodia
  • esapodia
  • macropodia
  • dipodia
  • pentapodia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →