pedale

ped·al·e
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noun

A foot-cloth in front of an altar.

OriginLatin pedāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Proto-Italic *pets →
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Meanings

nounpedale (plural pedalia)

plural pedalia

  1. ChristianityA foot-cloth in front of an altar.
  2. ChristianityA collection of canons of general councils in the Greek Orthodox Church.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Proto-Italic*pets
  4. Latinpēs
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. Latinpedāli
  8. Englishpedale

Learned borrowing from Latin pedālis (neuter pedāle, plural pedālia).

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APA

pedale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedale

MLA

“pedale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedale.

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