The story
- Ancient Greek · borrowed fromπεριστερά“pigeon”
- English todayperisteropodous
From Ancient Greek περιστερά (peristerá, “pigeon”) + -podous.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekπεριστερά all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
peristeropodous
Today it means: Having feet like those of a pigeon; said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, such as curassows and megapodes. Full definition →
Ancient Greek περιστερά