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woodheat 9 points ago +10 / -1

Roman Republic Term for a foot soldier Pedes (LA): foot soldier.

https://members.tripod.com/~S_van_Dorst/glossary.html

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Lembas_Bran 4 points ago +4 / -0

Interesting coincidence. Roman lore is worthwhile study.

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BestTimeToBAlive 2 points ago +2 / -0

Pede is Latin for “foot” hence pedicure, pedicab, etc

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woodheat 1 point ago +1 / -0

Thank you! I remembered the term from Latin class about seventeen decades ago lol