Where does “hydropedality” come from?
hydropedality (English) comes from English hydropedal, from English pedal, from French pédale, from Italian pedale, from Latin pedalis, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
hydropedality (English): The condition of being hydropedal
Definitions
- The condition of being hydropedal
Ancestry of “hydropedality”, step by step
hydropedality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hydropedal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hydropedal | Having limbs in the form of paddles |
| 2 | English | pedal | A lever operated by one's foot that is used to... |
| 3 | French | pédale | pedal; queer, homo; first-person singular present... |
| 4 | Italian | pedale | pedal; treadle; foot |
| 5 | Latin | pedalis | foot; measuring one foot long |
| 6 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |