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Where does “-poda” come from?

-poda (Translingual) 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.

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Ancestry of “-poda”, 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 “-poda”

  • myriapod
  • phyllopodous
  • myriapodology
  • myriapodologist
  • myriapodological
  • Sinopoda
  • Phyllopoda
  • Myriapoda
  • Apodida
  • Branchiopoda
  • Neogastropoda
  • Gastropoda
  • Neocopepoda
  • Caenogastropoda
  • Ctenopoda
  • Anomopoda
  • Eogastropoda
  • Apoda
  • Pauropoda
  • Copepoda
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