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The combining form –ped is used like a suffix meaning “having a foot.” It is occasionally used in scientific terms, especially in biology.

The form –ped comes from Latin –��ŧ��, meaning “-footed.” The Greek cognate of –��ŧ�� is –pous, “-footed,” which is the source of numerous combining forms that relate to the lower extremities, including pod–, podo–, –pod, –poda, –pode, –podium, and –podous. Discover more at our �������t¶��s That Use articles for each of these seven forms.

What are variants of –ped?

A variant of –ped is –pede, as in centipede, which comes from Latin centipeda. Though not a variant, the form pedi– has the same root as –ped. Want to know more? Read our �������t¶��s That Use articles for –pede and pedi-.

An example of a word you may have encountered that features –ped is quadruped, “four-footed.” Quadruped comes from Latin quadru��ŧ��, which uses the equivalent of –ped in that language.

The quadru– part of the word means “four,” from Latin quattuor, while –ped means “-footed” in this context. Quadruped literally translates to “four-footed.”

What are some words that use the combining form –ped?

• aliped (using the equivalent form of –ped in Latin)
• biped (using the equivalent form of –ped in Latin)
• cheliped
• multiped (using the equivalent form of –ped in Latin)

What are some other forms that –ped may be commonly confused with?

• -pedia
• -penia
• -ploid

Not every word that ends with the exact letters –ped, such as dropped or couped, is necessarily using the combining form –ped to denote “-footed.” Learn why couped means “overturned” at our entry for the word.

The combining form bi– means “two.” With this in mind, what does biped mean?