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Where does “podium” come from?

podium (Latin) comes 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.

podium (Latin): balcony, especially in an amphitheatre

Definitions

  1. balcony, especially in an amphitheatre

Ancestry of “podium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόδιονlittle foot; base
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

Words derived from “podium”

  • pew
  • podium
  • appoggiatura
  • poy
  • puy
  • parapodium
  • pewholder
  • parapodial
  • pewless
  • metapodium
  • pewlike
  • pewful
  • repew
  • pewfellow
  • podia
  • zygopodium
  • andropodium
  • pewholding
  • pewmate
  • appodio
  • podia
  • podio
  • podiare
  • poyo
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