-pod

suffix

Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb.

OriginAncient Greek ποδός (podós) ← Proto-Indo-European *pṓds →
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Meanings

suffix

alternative -ped · alternative -pede

  1. Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb.
  2. Having or being a certain kind of foot.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Ancient Greekπούς (poús)
  4. Ancient Greekποδός (podós)
  5. English-pod

From Ancient Greek ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek -πους
  • -πους (-pous)related to or resembling a foot
Dutch -pode, -potige
  • -poderelated to or resembling a foot
  • -potigerelated to or resembling a foot
Finnish -jalkainen, -podi
  • -jalkainenrelated to or resembling a foot
  • -podirelated to or resembling a foot
French -pode
  • -poderelated to or resembling a foot
German -pode
  • -poderelated to or resembling a foot
Greek -ποδας
  • -ποδας (-podas)related to or resembling a foot
Irish -pód
  • -pódrelated to or resembling a foot
Italian -pode
  • -poderelated to or resembling a foot
Latin -pūs, -pēs
  • -pūsrelated to or resembling a foot
  • -pēsrelated to or resembling a foot
Polish -nóg
  • -nógrelated to or resembling a foot
Portuguese -pode
  • -poderelated to or resembling a foot
Spanish -podo
  • -podorelated to or resembling a foot
Cite this entry
APA

-pod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pod

MLA

“-pod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pod. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-pod,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-pod.

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