Etymology

pedesis

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Ancient Greek πήδησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπήδησις“a leaping”
  2. English todaypedesis

From Ancient Greek πήδησις (pḗdēsis, “a leaping”) from πηδάω (pēdáō).

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