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What does velocipede mean?

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∙ 7y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

It is a compound made up (by a French bicycle manufacturer in the 1800s) from the Latin roots velox (fast, swift) and pes (foot), so something along the lines of "fleet of foot".
An early bicycle propelled by pushing the feet along the ground while straddling the vehicle.

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