English
pes
Pes comes from Latin pēs ‘foot’, and goes back to 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 CEpēs‘foot’
- Englishtodaypes
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 CEpēs‘foot’
- Englishtodaypes
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ped- ‘to walk, to step’
pilot, expedition, fetch, footing, impeachment, footed, expedite, fet, ped, fetter, pada, 48 more
through Proto-Indo-European *pṓds ‘foot’
feet, foot, podium, pug, baht, pew, puy, poy, tripos, 37 more
through Proto-Italic *pets ‘foot’
through Latin pēs ‘foot’
pioneer, pedestrian, pedal, pedigree, impediment, impede, centipede, pedicure, petiole, expeditious, pedometer, peon, pedicel, pedicle, biped, 12 more
Today it means
noun the foot of a human
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ped- / pes