podo-

See also: podo, podó, põdo, and -podo

English

Alternative forms

• pod- (before a vowel)

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek πούς (poús).

Prefix

podo-

1. Relating to a foot or a footlike part.

   Synonym: pedo-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with podo-

acheiropody

podalgia

podophthalmite

baropodometry

podocnemid

podocnemidid

podocyte

podocytopathic

podocytopathy

pododermatitis

podokinesthesis

podokinesthetic

podokinetic

podology

podomere

podometric

podometrics

podophile

podophilia

podophilic

podogynium

podoscaph

podosperm

podopompholyx

podoscope

podotheca

podocarp

Anagrams

• doop, pood

Old Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa

Proto-Slavic *po

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Slavic *podъ

Proto-Slavic *podъ-

Old Slovak podo-

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *podъ-.

Prefix

podo-

1. alternative form of pod-

   ‎podo- + ‎stlať (“to spread, to make a bed”) → ‎podostlať (“to lay something underneath for bedding”)

   ‎podo- + ‎brať (“to take”) → ‎podobrať (“to catch, to support from below”)

   ‎podo- + ‎tknúť (“to touch”) → ‎podotknúť (“to remark, to mention, to touch upon”)

Derived terms

Category Old Slovak terms prefixed with podo- not found

Portuguese

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek πούς (poús).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pu.du/ [pu.ðu]

• Hyphenation: po‧do-

Prefix

podo-

1. podo- (relating to feet)

   Synonym: pedo-

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with podo-

podofilia

podófilo

podiatra

podólatra

podolatria

podólogo

podómetro

podologista

Further reading

• “podo-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó

Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó

Proto-Balto-Slavic *pa

Proto-Slavic *po

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Slavic *podъ

Proto-Slavic *podъ-

Old Slovak podo-

Slovak podo-

Inherited from Old Slovak podo-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔdɔ/, [pɔdɔ]
• Hyphenation: po‧do-

Prefix

podo-

1. alternative form of pod-

   ‎podo- + ‎stlať (“to spread, to make a bed”) → ‎podostlať (“to lay something underneath for bedding”)

   ‎podo- + ‎brať (“to take”) → ‎podobrať (“to catch, to support from below”)

   ‎podo- + ‎tknúť (“to touch”) → ‎podotknúť (“to remark, to mention, to touch upon”)

Derived terms

Category Slovak terms prefixed with podo- not found

Further reading

• Peciar, Štefan, editor (1959–1968), “podo-”, in Slovník slovenského jazyka [Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–6 (A – Ž; Doplnky, Dodatky), Bratislava: Vydavateľstvo SAV, →OCLC

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πούς (poús).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /podo/ [po.ð̞o]
• Syllabification: po‧do-

Prefix

podo-

1. podo- (relating to feet)

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with podo-

podocito

podofilia

podología

podólogo

podómetro

Further reading

• “podo-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025