The story
- Late Latin · derived fromsuppedāneum
- English todaysuppedaneum
From Late Latin suppedāneum, neuter of suppedāneus (“under the feet”), composed of sup- (“under”) + ped- (“foot”) + -aneus (“-aneous”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
suppedaneum
Today it means: a foot-support for a crucified person, projecting from the base of the cross Full definition →
Late Latin suppedāneum