English
tripedal
Tripedal comes from Latin tripedalis, and goes back to pedis ‘a foot’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedis‘a foot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtripedalis
- Englishtodaytripedal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpedis‘a foot’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEtripedalis
- Englishtodaytripedal
Equivalent to tri- + -pedal
Linked words
through Latin pedis ‘a foot’
dispatch, expedition, peach, expedite, pedantry, pedant, 14 more
Today it means
adj Having three feet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin pedis / tripedal