English
pediculus
Pediculus comes from Latin pēdis ‘louse’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpēdis‘louse’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpediculus
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpēdis‘louse’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpediculus
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin pēdis ‘louse’
dispatch, peach, expedition, expedite, pedantry, pedant, 14 more
Today it means
noun A louse (of the family Pediculidae), especially Pediculus humanus.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pēdis / pediculus