PETAL: A flower has "petals." The word is from Greek petalon, meaning a leaf, something thin and flat (the leaf of a plant and also a leaf of metal).
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Word Mix-Up: PEDAL and PETAL
PEDAL: A "pedal" is something that you press with your foot, like a "brake pedal" in a car. It is from the Latin word pes (pedis), meaning "foot."
PETAL: A flower has "petals." The word is from Greek petalon, meaning a leaf, something thin and flat (the leaf of a plant and also a leaf of metal).
PETAL: A flower has "petals." The word is from Greek petalon, meaning a leaf, something thin and flat (the leaf of a plant and also a leaf of metal).
