English
podical
Podical comes from Latin pōdex ‘anus, butt’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *pesd- ‘fart’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pesd-‘fart’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōdexas pōdicis‘anus, butt’
- Englishtodaypodical
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pesd-‘fart’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōdexas pōdicis‘anus, butt’
- Englishtodaypodical
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *pesd-
Today it means
adj anal (applied to certain body parts)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pesd- / podical