chiropody

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōr

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰésōr

Proto-Hellenic *kʰéhər

Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)bor.

New Latin chiro-lbor.

English chiro-

English pod-

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Old French -ieder.

Middle English -ie

Middle English -y

English -y

English chiropody

From chiro- (“hand”) + pod- (“foot”) + -y.

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Noun

chiropody (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands).

Synonyms

• podiatry
• podology

Derived terms

• chiropodism
• chiropodist

Translations

podiatry — see podiatry

Anagrams

• coryphoid