Etymology

pedale

ped·al·e
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Today it means: A foot-cloth in front of an altar. Full definition →

Latin pedāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Proto-Italic *pets
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Proto-Italic*pets
  4. Latinpēs
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Latinpedāli
  8. English todaypedale

Learned borrowing from Latin pedālis (neuter pedāle, plural pedālia).

Words from the same roots

Latinpedālis all →

pedalsesquipedalian

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