Etymology

bipedalism

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Today it means: The habit of standing and walking on two feet; the state of being bipedal Full definition →

English bipedal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Englishbiped
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishbipedal
  5. English todaybipedalism

From bipedal + -ism. By surface analysis, bi- + -pedalism.

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