Where does “pedal” come from?
pedal (Swedish) comes from French pédale, 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 — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
pedal (Swedish): pedal; a lever operated by one's foot that is...
Definitions
- pedal; a lever operated by one's foot that is...
Ancestry of “pedal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pédale | pedal; queer, homo; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | pedale | pedal; treadle; foot |
| 3 | Latin | pedalis | foot; measuring one foot long |
| 4 | Latin | pēs | a foot, in its senses as |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |