Etymology

exopod

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Today it means: The outer ramus of a biramous limb of a crustacean. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ποδός (podós) ← Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ← English exo-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  9. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  10. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  11. English todayexopod

From exo- + -pod.

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