Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pedomotive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pe-do-mo-tive
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēsder. English pedo- Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive English pedomotive From pedo- (“foot”) + motive.

Questions

What does pedomotive mean?
Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle.
Where does pedomotive come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēsder. English pedo- Anglo-Norman motifder. Middle French motifder. Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin mōtīvumder. Middle English motif English motive English pedomotive From pedo- (“foot”) + motive.

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