pedestrianism

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noun

Going on foot; walking.

OriginEnglish pedestrian ← Latin pedester ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- →
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Meanings

nounpedestrianism (countable and uncountable, plural pedestrianisms)

plural pedestrianisms

  1. countableuncountableGoing on foot; walking.
  2. countableuncountableA form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed.
  3. countableuncountableSomething that is pedestrian, or banal; a commonplace.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Proto-Italic*pets
  4. Latinpēs
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ey-
  6. Latinpedes
  7. Latinpedester
  8. Englishpedestrian
  9. Englishpedestrianism

From pedestrian + -ism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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