Etymology

pedicure

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Today it means: A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails. Full definition →

French pédicure ← Latin pes
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompes“foot”
  2. French · derived frompédicure
  3. English todaypedicure

From French pédicure, from Latin pes (“foot”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpes all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.