pedal
/ˈpedəl/PEH-duhl
/ˈpɛdəl/PEH-duhl
Meaningof the foot
Common meaning: a lever worked by the foot
- peda footLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1362 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinpēs, pedis‘a foot’
- Englishpedal‘a lever worked by the foot’ · today
ped also in: pedestrianimpedemillipedeexpedition
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin pēs ‘a foot’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pēs, p. 1362 · dictionary scan
Roots
- pēs, pedis Latin “a foot”
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