English
andropodium
From andro- + -podium (“part resembling a foot”).
Formed from andro- + -podium ‘part resembling a foot’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr ‘man’
Proto-Hellenic *anḗr ‘man’
Ancient Greek ᾱ̆̓νήρ ‘man (adult male)’
English andro-
Today it means
noun A modified anal fin of certain types of livebearing fish that can be used for reproduction
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Etymograph / andropodium