Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-pod

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
-pod
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Having or being a certain kind of foot.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓdsder. Ancient Greek πούς (poús) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ποδός (podós)bor. English -pod From Ancient Greek ποδός (podós), genitive singular of πούς (poús, “foot, leg”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Phrases

-podous -podic -podal -podia -poda -pode -podite -podium

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does -pod mean?
Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb.
Where does -pod come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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