Where does “velosipedi” come from?
velosipedi (Finnish) comes from French vélocipède, from Latin pedes, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
velosipedi (Finnish): penny farthing type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one
Definitions
- penny farthing type of bicycle popular in the 19th century, with the front wheel far larger than the rear one
Ancestry of “velosipedi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vélocipède | a velocipede; bicycles in general; first-person... |
| 2 | Latin | pedes | a walker, one who walks; foot soldier,... |
| 3 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |