Etymology

-pod

Today it means: Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ποδός (podós) ← Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  4. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  5. English today-pod

From Ancient Greek ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.