Where does “pedikab” come from?
pedikab (Cebuano) comes from English pedicab, from English cab, from English cabriolet, from French cabriolet, from Italian cabriola, from Latin capreolus, from Latin caprea, from Latin -ea — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
pedikab (Cebuano): a motorized tricycle; a motorbike with a mounted sidecar; a pedicab
Definitions
- a motorized tricycle; a motorbike with a mounted sidecar; a pedicab
Ancestry of “pedikab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pedicab | A tricycle having a hooded cab to seat paying... |
| 2 | English | cab | A taxi; a taxicab; Compartment at the front of a... |
| 3 | English | cabriolet | An automobile with a retractable top; A light... |
| 4 | French | cabriolet | a cabriolet carriage; a convertible car; a... |
| 5 | Italian | cabriola | — |
| 6 | Latin | capreolus | roe deer, roebuck |
| 7 | Latin | caprea | a roe deer; a wild female goat; vocative singular... |
| 8 | Latin | -ea | nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative... |
| 9 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |