bipedalism

Questions

What does bipedalism mean?

The habit of standing and walking on two feet; the state of being bipedal

Where does bipedalism come from?

Etymology tree English biped English -al English bipedal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English bipedalism From bipedal + -ism. By surface analysis, bi- + -pedalism.

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