sesquipedalian

The story

1. Latin · derived frompedālis“measuring a foot, foot (relational)”
2. Latin · derived fromsēsqui“one and a half times”
3. Latin · derived fromsēsquipedālis
4. English todaysesquipedalian

From sesquipedal + -ian (adjective- and noun-forming suffix), root from Latin sēsquipedālis (literally “a foot and a half long”), from Latin sēsqui (“one and a half times”) + Latin pedālis (“measuring a foot, foot (relational)”) (an adjective from pēs (“foot”)).

Words from the same roots