pedestrianism

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English pedestrian

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der.

English -ism

English pedestrianism

From pedestrian + -ism.

Noun

pedestrianism (countable and uncountable, plural pedestrianisms)

1. Going on foot; walking.
2. A form of competitive walking of the nineteenth century, often professional and funded by wagering, from which the modern sport of racewalking developed.
3. Something that is pedestrian, or banal; a commonplace.