English
podite
Podite comes from Ancient Greek πούς ‘foot’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-1‘to walk, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pṓds2‘foot’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπούς3poús‘foot’
- Englishtodaypodite3
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
- 2 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek πούς
- 3 Wiktionary, English podite
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *pṓds‘to walk, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pṓdsWiktionary, Ancient Greek πούς‘foot’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπούςWiktionary, English poditepoús‘foot’
- EnglishtodaypoditeWiktionary, English podite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’
pilot, fetch, expedition, impeachment, footing, footed, impediment, ped, fet, expedite, pada, fetter, 47 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’
feet, foot, pie, pioneer, pedestrian, pedal, pawn, pedigree, impede, pug, pes, baht, centipede, pedicure, petiole, peon, pedometer, biped, quadruped, pedicel, pedicle, 36 more
through Ancient Greek πούς ‘foot’
Today it means
noun A limb of a crustacean when ambulatory.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “podite”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *pṓds, Ancient Greek πούς. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ped- / podite