Etymology

velocipede

ve·lo·ci·pede
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Today it means: An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground. Full definition →

French vélocipède ← Latin velox
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvelox“swift”
  2. French · borrowed fromvélocipède
  3. English todayvelocipede

Borrowed from French vélocipède, from Latin velox (“swift”) + pes (“foot”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvelox all →

velodyne

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.