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RootLatin
ped
foot, walk
Latin pes, pedis meant foot: pedestrians go on foot, bipeds use two feet, and obstacles impede by tangling the feet.
Words built from it
- pedal — a foot-operated lever
ped (foot) + -al (relating to) - pedestrian — a person walking; also, dull and unoriginal
ped (foot) + -estrian (one who goes on foot) - biped — an animal that walks on two feet
bi- (two) + ped (foot) - impede — to slow the progress of
im- (in, entangle) + ped (foot) - quadruped — an animal that walks on four feet
quadru- (four) + ped (foot) - expedite — to speed up a process
ex- (out, free) + ped (foot)
Looks like it, but is not
- pediatric — from Greek paidos 'child,' not from Latin pedis 'foot' — a common mix-up since both roots are spelled ped
- torpedo — from Latin torpedo 'numbness,' from torpere 'be numb,' not pes 'foot'
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Related word parts
- bi, di, du/deu — two, divided
- quad, tetra — four