Etymology

pedestrianize

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Today it means: To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists Full definition →

English pedestrian ← Latin pedester ← Proto-Italic *pets
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Proto-Italic*pets
  4. Latinpēs
  5. Latinpedes
  6. Latinpedester
  7. Englishpedestrian
  8. English todaypedestrianize

From pedestrian + -ize.

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