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pod
(POD)foot
Greek for foot. Pod and ped both mean foot but come from different languages.
rootGreek
Body & lifeExample words
tripod
a stand with three feet
podiatrist
a doctor who treats feet
podium
a small platform you stand on
Words in our dictionary that use this root
Every dataset word containing pod, with the parts it shares with other roots in our set.
tripod
a stand with three feet
podiatrist
a doctor who treats feet
podium
a small platform you stand on
octopus
a sea animal with eight arms
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 6, 7
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
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