The Latin root word<span> ped and its Greek counterpart pod both mean “foot.” These </span>roots<span> are the </span>word origin<span> of many English </span>vocabulary words<span>, including pedal centipede, podium, and podiatrist. Humans, for instance, are bipedal because they walk on two “feet,” whereas a </span>tripod<span> is a stand for a camera that has three “feet.”</span>
