-podium
combining form in countable noun
a part resembling a foot
⇒
pseudopodium
Origin
from New Latin: footlike; see podium-podium
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “footlike part” of an organism, used in the formation of compound words:
monopodium; pseudo-podium.
Also, -pode.
Origin
< New Latin; see podium
Related Words
- lycopod
- -pode
- filopodium
- gonopodium
- hyphopodium
- monopodium
-podiuma word element meaning 'foot-like', used in nouns.
[New Latin. See podium]-podium
noun combining form
(plural -podia)
pseudopodium
noun combining form
(plural -podia)
ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek podion, diminutive of pod-, pous foot — more at foot
: foot : part resembling a footpseudopodium
-po·di·um
\ˈpōdēəm\ noun combining form
(plural -po·dia \-ēə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin podium
1. : one having a (specified kind of) foot or part resembling a foot — in generic names
< Chenopodium >
< Lycopodium >
2. : foot : footlike part
< pleuropodium >
1.
< Chenopodium >
< Lycopodium >
2.
< pleuropodium >