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We still say "antipodes", and "gastropods" might count. Not to argue against this, I'm just wondering how many Greek -foot words I can think of.
by strken 1y ago
We still say "antipodes", and "gastropods" might count.
Not to argue against this, I'm just wondering how many Greek -foot words I can think of.
- Nursie 1y agoYou're not wrong, though antipodes tends to pluralise antipode, rather than antipus! That said, wikipedia mentions antipus or antipous may have been correct before the 16th century, and antipode is likely a sort of reverse de-pluralisation. I can't say I'm familiar with many of the other -podes words: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordfinder/classic/ends/all/-1/podes/1 https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordfinder/classic/ends/all/... They seem largely to be part of scientific species names. 'pods' is more natural feeling. Tripods, bipods, gastropods, cephalopods!