Where does “carpopedal” come from?
carpopedal (English) comes from English pedal, from French pédale, from Italian pedale, from Latin pedalis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
carpopedal (English): Pertaining to the hands and feet
Definitions
- Pertaining to the hands and feet
Ancestry of “carpopedal”, step by step
carpopedal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pedal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pedal | A lever operated by one's foot that is used to... |
| 2 | French | pédale | pedal; queer, homo; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | Italian | pedale | pedal; treadle; foot |
| 4 | Latin | pedalis | foot; measuring one foot long |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |