Where does “педал” come from?
педал (Bulgarian) comes from French pédale, from Italian pedale, from Latin pedalis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
педал (Bulgarian): pedal; homosexual person, faggot, homo;...
Definitions
- pedal; homosexual person, faggot, homo;...
Ancestry of “педал”, step by step
педал traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French pédale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pédale | pedal; queer, homo; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | pedale | pedal; treadle; foot |
| 3 | Latin | pedalis | foot; measuring one foot long |
| 4 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Bulgarian педера́ст
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | педера́ст | pederast |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παιδεραστής | lover of boys, pederast |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐραστής | lover, erastes; fan, adherent, admirer |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -στης | Alternative form of -της |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |