Etymology of the English word pedestrian
the English word
pedestrianderived from the Latin word
pedester (infantry-, of foot-soldiers; walking; pedestrian; prosaic, commonplace)
derived from the Latin word
pedes (foot soldier, infantryman; pedestrian; on foot)
derived from the Latin word
pes (foot)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ped-Derivations in English
pedestrianism,
pedestrianize,
pedwayDerivations in other languages
Portuguese
pedestrianoUsage
Word found in Modern English
