pedomotive

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adjective

Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.

“pedomotive carriage”

OriginEnglish motive ← Middle English motif ← Late Latin mōtīvum →
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Meanings

adjectivepedomotive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMoved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.

    pedomotive carriage

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Proto-Italic*pets
  4. Latinpēs
  5. Englishpedo-
  6. Anglo-Normanmotif
  7. Middle Frenchmotif
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  10. Proto-Italic*moweō
  11. Latinmoveō
  12. Latinmōtus
  13. Late Latinmōtīvum
  14. Middle Englishmotif
  15. Englishmotive
  16. Englishpedomotive

From pedo- (“foot”) + motive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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