English Explanatory Dictionary

pedomotive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

pedomotive

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēsder. English pedo- Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Late Latin moveō Late Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Late Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive English pedomotive From pedo- (“foot”) + motive.

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