The story
- Latin · derived fromsuppedaneum“a footstool”
- Latin · derived frompes
- English todaysuppedaneous
From sub- + Latin pes, pedis (“a foot”). Compare Latin suppedaneum (“a footstool”).
Words from the same roots
Latinpes all →
pespedicurepetiolepedetentouspedo-pedopathy
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.