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pedes.

foot soldier, infantryman; pedestrian, who goes on foot; infantry (pl.);

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɛ.dɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛː.des]

  1. walker (one who walks)

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. foot soldier, infantryman, infantry

    declension-3 · masculine

  3. pawn

    Late-Latin · declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin pedes From pēs (“foot”, oblique stem ped-) + -es (“-faring”, from the root of eō (“to go”)). Compare āles, eques, caeles.

adj[ˈpɛ.dɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛː.des]

  1. on foot

    declension-3 · one-termination
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin pedes From pēs (“foot”, oblique stem ped-) + -es (“-faring”, from the root of eō (“to go”)). Compare āles, eques, caeles.

noun[ˈpɛ.dɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛː.des]

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of pēs (“foot”)

    accusative · form-of · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēs Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-h₁its Proto-Italic *-its Latin -es Latin pedes From pēs (“foot”, oblique stem ped-) + -es (“-faring”, from the root of eō (“to go”)). Compare āles, eques, caeles.

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