Biped
/ˈbaɪ.pɛd/noun
A two-footed animal or creature.
Did you know?Biped was formed in scientific Latin from Latin bi- (“two”) + pes, pedis (“foot”), the same root behind pedal, pedestrian, and impede.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ped-
“foot”
Latin
Latin
pes, pedis
“foot”
Late Latin
Latin
bipes
“two-footed”
17th Century
English
biped
“a two-footed creature”
Modern English
English
biped
“a two-footed animal or creature”
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