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Where does “semipedis” come from?

semipedis (Latin) comes from Latin pedis, from Latin pes, from Proto-Italic pets, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Ancestry of “semipedis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpedislouse; genitive singular of pēs
2Latinpesa foot, "in its senses as"; a place to tread...
3Proto-Italicpets—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “semipedis”

  • semiped
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