Pes
/pɛs/noun
A Latin noun meaning "foot."
Did you know?Latin pes comes from the same ancient root as English foot, pedal, and pedestrian, showing how one body part became the base of movement words across Europe.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pṓds
“foot”
Proto-Italic
PI
*pāts
“foot”
Latin
Latin
pes
“foot”
Classical Latin
Latin
ped-
“foot, as in compounds and derived forms”
Modern English
English
pedestrian
“a person who goes on foot”
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