podium
English
/ˈpəʊ.dɪi.ʌm/
noun
Definitions
- A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit.
- (sometimes proscribed) A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly.
- (sports) A steepled platform upon which the three competitors with the best results may stand when being handed their medals or prize.
- (sports) A result amongst the best three at a competition.
- A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.
- (botany) A foot or footstalk.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin podium (balcony) derived from Ancient Greek πόδιον (base, little foot).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πόδιον
Gloss
base, little foot
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- andropodium English
- hypopodium English
- metapodium English
- parapodial English
- parapodium English
- peripodium English
- zygopodium English
- *appodiāre Latin
- *podiāre Latin
- *podiō Latin
- podia Latin
- podium Latin
- podio Italian
- poggio Italian
- podium French
- подиум Russian
- podio Spanish, Castilian
- καμηλοπόδιον Ancient Greek
- πόδιον Ancient Greek
- ἱερακοπόδιον Ancient Greek
- *póds Proto-Indo-European
- poio Portuguese
- pódio Portuguese
- podium Polish
- bréagphóidiam Irish
- póidiam Irish
- poi Old French
- puy Old French
- puig Catalan, Valencian
- poio Old Portuguese
- puèg Occitan
- podiu Asturian
- poyo Old Spanish
- πόδιν gkm
- pueyo Aragonese
- pui Aragonese