-ped

suffix

Suffix indicating an organism or person with a specified number or type of feet.

OriginFrench ‑pède ← Latin pedis →
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Meanings

suffix

alternative -pede · alternative -pod

  1. Suffix indicating an organism or person with a specified number or type of feet.

Origin

  1. Latinpedis
  2. French‑pède
  3. English-ped

Partly from French ‑pède and partly from Latin pedis (genitive of pēs (“foot”)).

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Translations

French -pède
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Cite this entry
APA

-ped. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ped

MLA

“-ped.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ped. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-ped,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-ped.

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