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- [OE] Foot traces its ancestry back to Indo-
European *pōd-, *ped-, which provided the
word for ‘foot’ in most modern Indo-European
languages (the exceptions are the Slavic
languages, whose ‘foot’ – words, such as
Russian noga and Czech noha, come from a
source that meant ‘claw’, and the Celtic
languages – such as Welsh troed and Irish
troigh). Descendants include Greek poús ‘foot’
(whence English antipodes, pew, podium [18],
and tripod, literally ‘three-footed’, a formation
mirrored exactly by Latin trivet [15] and Hindi
teapoy [19]), Persian pāē or pay (whence
English pyjama), Sanskrit pádas ‘foot’ (source
of pie ‘unit of Indian currency’), and Lithuanian
pedà ‘footstep’, but the most fruitful of all from
the point of view of the English lexicon has been
Latin pēs, source of impede, pawn ‘chess piece’,
pedal, pedestal, pedestrian, pedicure, pedigree,
pedometer, peon, pioneer, quadruped, vamp,
and velocipede (it also, of course, gave French
pied, Italian piede, and Spanish pie). Its
Germanic descendant was *fōr-, which
produced German fuss, Dutch voet, Swedish fot,
Danish fod, and English foot. Other related
forms in English include pilot and trapeze.
=> ANTIPODES, IMPEDE, PAWN, PEDAL, PEDESTAL,
PEDESTRIAN, PEDIGREE, PILOT, PIONEER,
PODIUM, PYJAMAS, QUADRUPED, TRAPEZE,
TRIPOD, VAMP
The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins.
2013.
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foot — foot … Dictionnaire des rimes
Foot — (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth. f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step, pace measure of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foot — /foot/, n., pl. feet for 1 4, 8 11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… … Universalium
foot — [foot] n. pl. feet [ME fot < OE, akin to Ger fuss < IE * pōd , var. of base * pēd , foot, to go > Sans pad , Gr pous, L pes] 1. the end part of the leg, on which a person or animal stands or moves 2. a thing like a foot in some way;… … English World dictionary
foot — ► NOUN (pl. feet) 1) the lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person walks. 2) the base or bottom of something vertical. 3) the end of a bed where the occupant s feet normally rest. 4) a unit of linear measure equal to 12 inches … English terms dictionary
Foot+ — Logo de la chaîne Création 30 juillet 2005 Propriétaire Canal+ Distribution Slogan « Vibrez Football ! » Langue … Wikipédia en Français
Foot — Foot, v. t. 1. To kick with the foot; to spurn. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To set on foot; to establish; to land. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom? Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To tread; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Foot — bezeichnet die Längenheit Fuß, siehe Fuß (Einheit) Foot ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Geoffrey Foot (1915–2010), britischer Cutter Hugh Foot (Hugh Mackintosh Foot, Baron Caradon; 1907–1990), britischer Kolonialbeamter und Diplomat… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Foot — 〈[ fụt] m.; , Feet [ fi:t]〉 engl. Längenmaß, 30,5 cm, Fuß * * * Foot [fʊt ], der; , Feet [fi:t] [engl. foot, eigtl. = Fuß]: Längeneinheit in Großbritannien u. in den USA (= 12 Inches = 0,3048 m; Zeichen: ; Abk.: ft). * * * I Foot … Universal-Lexikon
foot — The normal plural form feet alternates with foot when used as a unit of measurement: She is six feet / foot tall / a plank ten feet / foot long. When such a phrase is used attributively (before a noun), a hyphen is normally placed between the… … Modern English usage
foot — [n1] extremity of an animate being hoof, pad, paw; concept 392 foot [n2] base of an object bottom, foundation, lowest point, nadir, pier; concept 442 Ant. lid, top foot [n3] twelve inches/30.48 … New thesaurus
