impede
/ˌɪmˈpid/im-PEED
/ˌɪmˈpid/im-PEED
Meaningto snare the feet
Common meaning: to hinder, as if by tangling the feet
- imin, into
- peda footLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1362 · scan
‘in, into’ + ‘a foot’ → impede
Journey through time
- Latinpēs, pedis‘a foot’
- Englishimpede‘to hinder, as if by tangling the feet’ · today
im- also in: imbibeimmureimpaleimpartimport
ped also in: pedalpedestrianmillipedeexpedition
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin pēs ‘a foot’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pēs, p. 1362 · dictionary scan
Roots
- pēs, pedis Latin “a foot”
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