English
pedarian
Pedarian comes from Latin pedarius ‘belonging to the foot’, and goes back to pedis.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedis‘foot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedarius‘belonging to the foot’
- Englishtodaypedarian
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedis‘foot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedarius‘belonging to the foot’
- Englishtodaypedarian
The story
So called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favoured when a vote was taken.
Linked words
through Latin pedis ‘foot’
dispatch, expedition, peach, expedite, pedantry, pedant, 14 more
Today it means
noun One of a group of men eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote. Other authors suggest they could not even speak, but would stand on the side of the Senate with which they agreed most.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pedis / pedarian