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Where does “pedalis” come from?

pedalis (Latin) comes 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...

pedalis (Latin): foot; measuring one foot long

Definitions

  1. foot; measuring one foot long

Ancestry of “pedalis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēs—
2Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
3Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
4Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “pedalis”

  • pedal
  • backpedal
  • sesquipedalian
  • carpopedal
  • pedalo
  • pedaller
  • pedalboard
  • pedaler
  • pedality
  • sesquipedality
  • multipedal
  • unipedal
  • cerebropedal
  • footpedal
  • quadripedal
  • hexapedal
  • pedally
  • sesquipedal
  • pleuropedal
  • suprapedal
  • equipedal
  • backpedaler
  • sesquipedalism
  • hydropedal
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