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pedal¹
- /ˈpɛdəl/
- /ˈpiːdəl/
Sounds like peddle, petal (some dialects) · Rhymes with -ɛdəl, -iːdəl
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ped-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
Proto-Italic *pets
Latin pēs
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin pedālis
Italian pedalebor.
French pédalebor.
English pedal
Borrowed from French pédale, itself borrowed from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis. By surface analysis, ped- + -al.
noun pedals
- A lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano. There are three pedals on manual cars, two on automatics.
- an orthopedic structure or a footlike part.
- An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on.
- A stirrup.
- The ranks of pipes played from the pedal-board of an organ. A small organ commonly has only one or two ranks on the pedal.
verb pedals · pedaling · pedalling · pedaled · pedalled
- To operate a pedal attached to a wheel in a continuous circular motion. to pedal one's loom
- To operate a bicycle. He was out of breath from pedalling up the steep hill.
pedal²
- /ˈpɛdəl/
- /ˈpiːdəl/
Sounds like peddle, petal (some dialects) · Rhymes with -ɛdəl, -iːdəl
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ped-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *pṓds
Proto-Italic *pets
Latin pēs
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin pedālislbor.
English pedal
Learned borrowing from Latin pedālis. Cognate with French pédal (doublet of the pédale mentioned in § Etymology 1). Same surface analysis as in § Etymology 1.
adjective
- Of or relating to the foot.
