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Latin for foot, hiding in every pedal, pedestrian, and tripod you own.

means The Latin word for 'foot,' used in English mostly as a word-building root rather than standing alone.

from From Latin pes, pedis ('foot'), itself from the Proto-Indo-European root *ped- meaning foot. That same root fans out across the language family — Greek pous/podos (giving 'octopus' and 'podiatrist'), English 'foot' itself, and a whole Latin brood: pedal, pedestrian, pedigree, impede, tripod, expedite. 'Pes' rarely walks alone in English; it mostly shows up linking arms with prefixes and suffixes.

root sense
foot, as in podium's cousin
hidden cameo
pedestrian literally means one who foots it
medical twist
pes planus is doctor speak for flat feet
gaming alias
also shorthand for Pro Evolution Soccer
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