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+ ==Etymology==

+ Recorded from the early 15th century;^(Etymonline) the OED's earliest quotation is from 1410.^(OED 1989) From [[enm|pedegru]], [[bor|xno|pé de grue|t=crane's foot]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) a variant of Old French ''pied de gru'',^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary) from Latin ''pēs'' “foot” + ''grūs'' “crane”.^(AHD)^(Wiktionary)

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+ The name refers to a mark of three curved lines, resembling a bird's foot, used to show descent in old genealogies.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) The sense is not attested in Old French,^(Etymonline) and the English form was perhaps influenced by association with [[degree]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==References==

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