English

pseudofoot

From pseudo- + foot.

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’

Proto-Germanic *fōts ‘foot’

Proto-West Germanic *fōt

Old English fōt ‘foot’

Middle English fot ‘foot’

English foot

Today it means

noun An appendage which appears to be or acts like a foot.

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

Etymograph / pseudofoot