Etymology

pedestrianization

Today it means: The restriction of access to a street to pedestrians only. Full definition →

English pedestrian ← Latin pedester ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-
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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. Englishpedestrian
  9. English todaypedestrianization

From pedestrian + -ization.

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