English

hypopodium

From hypo- + podium.

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’

Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’

Ancient Greek πούς ‘foot’

Ancient Greek πόδιον ‘base’

Latin podium ‘balcony, especially in an amphitheatre’

Today it means

noun The basal podium of a foliage leaf.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hypopodium