- cephalopod (n.)[cephalopod 词源字典]
- 1825, from French cephalopode, from Modern Latin Cephalopoda (the class name), from Greek kephale "head" (see cephalo-) + pod-, stem of pous "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)).[cephalopod etymology, cephalopod origin, 英语词源]
- cheliped (n.)
- 1859, Modern Latin, from chela "claw," from Greek khele "claw" (see chelicerae) + Latin pod-, stem of pes "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)).
- chiropodist (n.)
- 1785, from chiro- "hand" + pod-, stem of Greek pous "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)) + -ist. Probably coined by Canadian-born U.S. healer Daniel Palmer (1845-1913); originally they treated both hands and feet. A much-maligned word among classicists, who point out it could mean "having chapped feet" but probably doesn't, and in that case it is an etymological garble and no one can say for sure what it is meant to signify. Related: Chiropody.
- hexapod (n.)
- 1660s, from Greek hex "six" (see six) + pod, from Greek pod-, stem of pous "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)). As an adjective from 1856.
- isopod (n.)
- 1835, from French isopode, from Latin isopoda (neuter plural), from Greek iso- "equal, identical" (see iso-) + pod-, stem of pous "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)).
- octopod
- 1826 (adj.); 1835 (n.), from Latinized form of Greek oktopod-, from stem of oktopous (see octopus).
- podcast
- 2004, noun and verb, from pod-, from iPod, brand of portable media player, + second element abstracted from broadcast. Related: Podcasting.
- podiatry (n.)
- 1914, formed from Greek pod-, stem of pous "foot," from PIE root *ped- (1) "a foot" (see foot (n.)) + iatreia "healing," from iatros "physician" (see -iatric). An attempt to supplant chiropody (see chiropodist) and distance the practice from the popular impression of unskilled corn-cutters. The National Association of Chiropodists changed its name to American Podiatry Association in 1958. Related: Podiatric; podiatrist.
- myriapod
- "An arthropod of a group that includes the centipedes, millipedes, and related animals. Myriapods have elongated bodies with numerous leg-bearing segments", Early 19th century: from modern Latin Myriapoda, from Greek murias (see myriad) + pous, pod- 'foot'.
- theropod
- "A carnivorous dinosaur of a group whose members were typically bipedal and ranged from small and delicately built to very large", 1930s: from Greek thēr 'beast' + pous, pod- 'foot'.
- phalarope
- "A small wading or swimming bird with a straight bill and lobed feet, unusual in that the female is more brightly coloured than the male", Late 18th century: from French, from modern Latin Phalaropus, formed irregularly from Greek phalaris 'coot' + pous, pod- 'foot'.
- macropod
- "A plant-eating marsupial mammal of an Australasian family that comprises the kangaroos and wallabies", Late 19th century: from modern Latin Macropodidae (plural), from macro- + Greek pous, pod- 'foot'.
- chiropody
- "The treatment of the feet and their ailments", Late 19th century: from chiro- 'hand' + Greek pous, pod- 'foot'.
- Rhizopoda
- "A phylum of single-celled animals which includes the amoebas and their relatives, which have extensible pseudopodia", Modern Latin (plural), from rhizo- 'root' + Greek pous, pod- 'foot'.
- megapode
- "A large ground-dwelling Australasian and SE Asian bird that builds a large mound of debris to incubate its eggs by the heat of decomposition", Mid 19th century: from modern Latin Megapodius (genus name), from mega- 'large' + Greek pous, pod- 'foot'.