Etymology

podetium

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Today it means: A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, such as the reindeer moss. Full definition →

New Latin podetium ← Ancient Greek πούς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπούς“foot”
  2. New Latin · borrowed frompodetium
  3. English todaypodetium

From New Latin podetium, from Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπούς all →

Greek footpoditepodo--podouspous

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