πούς

See also: πους

Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Cognates include Latin pēs, Sanskrit पद् (pad), Old Armenian ոտն (otn) and հետ (het), Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus) and Old English fōt (English foot).

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Noun

πούς (poús) m (genitive ποδός); third declension

  1. foot
  2. leg
  3. (unit of measure) Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek and Byzantine unit of length originally based upon the length of a shod foot

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