Etymology of the English word pedestrianism
the English word
pedestrianismderived from 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-using the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Usage
Word found in Modern English
