Where does “pedalista” come from?
pedalista (Polish) comes from Polish pedał, from Polish pederasta, from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής, from Ancient Greek ἐραστής, from Ancient Greek -στης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα — passed , crossed.
pedalista (Polish): cyclist especially one who breaks the law or the rules of social coexistence
Definitions
- cyclist especially one who breaks the law or the rules of social coexistence
Ancestry of “pedalista”, step by step
pedalista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish pedał
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pedał | pedal; faggot |
| 2 | Polish | pederasta | gay man; pederast |
| 3 | French | pédéraste | pederast; homosexual |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιδεραστής | lover of boys, pederast |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐραστής | lover, erastes; fan, adherent, admirer |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -στης | Alternative form of -της |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Polish cyklista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | cyklista | cyclist |
| 2 | French | cycliste | cyclist |
| 3 | French | cycle | cycle; middle school, junior high school |
| 4 | Latin | cyclus | a circle; a cycle, recurring period; a branding... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύκλος | circle, ring; Any circular object, such as a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷékʷlos | wheel; circle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |