sesquipedal

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedalis; equivalent to sesqui- (“one and a half”) +‎ pedal (“foot, of the foot”).

Adjective

sesquipedal (not comparable)

Measuring or containing a foot and a half.

Derived terms

sesquipedalian

Related terms

English terms prefixed with sesqui-

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ped-‎ (0 c, 48 e)

Translations

measuring or containing a foot and a half

Italian: sesquipedale (it)
Latin: sēsquipedālis

Further reading

Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “sesquipedal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Spanish

Adjective

sesquipedal (plural sesquipedales)

sesquipedalian

Derived terms

sesquipedálico

Further reading

“sesquipedal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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