sesquipedal

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

sesquipedal (not comparable)

1. 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, 63 e)

Translations

measuring or containing a foot and a half

• Italian: sesquipedale (it)
• Latin: sēsquipedālis

Noun

sesquipedal (plural sesquipedals)

1. A long word.

   Synonym: sesquipedalian

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sesquipedal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Spanish

Adjective

sesquipedal m or f (masculine and feminine plural sesquipedales)

1. sesquipedalian

Derived terms

• sesquipedálico

 

Further reading

• “sesquipedal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28