English
pedicure
Pedicure comes from French pédicure ‘chiropodist, podiatrist’, from Latin pes ‘foot’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pṓds‘foot’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pets‘foot’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpes‘foot’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpédicure‘chiropodist, podiatrist’
- Englishtodaypedicure
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ped-‘to walk, to step’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pṓds‘foot’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*pets‘foot’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpes‘foot’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentpédicure‘chiropodist, podiatrist’
- Englishtodaypedicure
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’
pilot, fetch, expedition, footing, impeachment, footed, fet, expedite, ped, fetter, pada, 50 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’
feet, foot, podium, pew, pug, baht, puy, poy, tripos, 39 more
through Proto-Italic *pets ‘foot’
through Latin pes ‘foot’
pioneer, pedestrian, pedal, pes, impede, pedigree, impediment, centipede, petiole, peon, pedometer, expeditious, biped, 14 more
Today it means
noun A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ped- / pedicure