Etymology

chiropody

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Today it means: The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands). Full definition →

English pod- ← New Latin chiro- ← Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰésōr
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰéhər
  4. Ancient Greekχείρ (kheír)
  5. New Latinchiro-
  6. Englishchiro-
  7. Englishpod-
  8. English todaychiropody

From chiro- (“hand”) + pod- (“foot”) + -y.

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