footstep

Words with a similar base: footstep

'footstep'

[footfall.n.01] as in: the sound of a step of someone walking

Examples:
he heard footsteps on the porch

'footstep'

[footstep.n.02] as in: the act of taking a step in walking

'footstep'

[footstep.n.03] as in: the distance covered by a step

Examples:
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig

Origins

					footstep (English)
├── foot (English)
└── step (English)
    ├── stepe (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── steppen (Middle English (1100-1500))
        └── steppan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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