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Iyagovos t1_j5zwkr3 wrote

No, ped- means child in Greek, where as ped- means foot in Latin. Different root words for different subjects.

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[deleted] OP t1_j5zwoyp wrote

Thank you. It's been bugging me for years.

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antilos_weorsick t1_j6005yj wrote

Not to be mean, but this is a terrible question for this subreddit. You could have just looked it up on wiki dictionary (or any dictionary).

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dr_xenon t1_j5zxock wrote

It’s like carbon dioxide and sodium bicarbonate. Bi and do both mean two in Greek or Latin.

We should start a movement to change bicycle to dicycle. But then it would get shortened to “dike” and that might cause problems.

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MyDoggoRocks t1_j5zykb3 wrote

Oh....I can't ride my dike without my helmet. I Always wear protection.

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Slash1909 t1_j5zzvuk wrote

You’re a guy so you can’t technically have a dike. I mean you could but she wouldn’t be into you.

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MyDoggoRocks t1_j600sh6 wrote

Wait....I thought we were talking about bikes....as in bi, or di (meaning 2).

Technically speaking, they could be IN-to me......ok I'm out.

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