Etymology

Greek foot

Today it means: The ancient Greek, Byzantine, or early modern Greek unit of distance derived from the shod foot and roughly equivalent to the English foot unit. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πούς
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Greek foot · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · calque ofπούς“foot”
  2. English todayGreek foot

Calque of Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”), qualified to distinguish it from other measures of the foot.

Greek foot · noun2

From Greek artists' preference for bare feet exhibiting a second toe longer than the hallux, as opposed to the Egyptian statues which used a longer big toe.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπούς all →

podetiumpoditepodo--podouspous

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