Etymology

pedestrian

pe·des·tri·an
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Today it means: Of or intended for those who are walking. Full definition →

Latin pedester ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- ← 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*h₁ey-
  6. Latinpedes
  7. Latinpedester
  8. English todaypedestrian

From Latin pedester (oblique stem pedestri-) + English -an.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.