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
English terms prefixed with sesqui-
English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ped-‎ (0 c, 57 e)

Translations

Noun

sesquipedal (plural sesquipedals)

  1. A long word.
    Synonym: sesquipedalian

Further reading

Spanish

Adjective

sesquipedal m or f (masculine and feminine plural sesquipedales)

  1. sesquipedalian

Derived terms
  • sesquipedálico

Further reading
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