Where does “pedal” come from?
pedal (German) comes from Italian pedale, from Latin pedalis, 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...
Ancestry of “pedal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pedale | pedal; treadle; foot |
| 2 | Latin | pedalis | foot; measuring one foot long |
| 3 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 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... |