Where does “ped” come from?
ped (English) comes from English moped, from Swedish moped, from Swedish motor, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
ped (English): A pedestrian; A pedestal; A basket; a hamper; a...
Definitions
- A pedestrian; A pedestal; A basket; a hamper; a...
Ancestry of “ped”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | moped | simple past tense and past participle of mope;... |
| 2 | Swedish | moped | moped |
| 3 | Swedish | motor | engine, motor |
| 4 | Latin | motor | mover; that which moves something; first-person... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |