Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA lever operated by one's foot that is used to control or power a machine or mechanism, such as a bicycle or piano. · an orthopedic structure or a footlike part. · An effects unit, especially one designed to be activated by being stepped on. · A stirrup.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin pedālis Italian pedalebor. French pédalebor. English pedal Borrowed from French pédale, itself borrowed from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis. By surface analysis, ped- + -al.
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