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talipes (n.)
[talipes 词源字典]
"club-foot, deformed foot," from Latin
talus
"ankle" (see
talus
(n.1)) +
pes
"foot," from PIE root
*ped-
(1) "a foot" (see
foot
(n.)). The notion seems to be "walking on the ankles."
[talipes etymology, talipes origin, 英语词源]