Etymology

cloven-footed

Today it means: Having the foot divided into parts; cloven-hoofed; fissiped. Full definition →

Middle English clovefote
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromclovefote
  2. English todaycloven-footed

From Middle English clovefote, from cloven + foot + -ed.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.