LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

pedātim

pedātim (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. not comparablestep by step, little by little

pĕdātim, adv. pes,
I. foot by foot, one foot after another: leo tantum et camelus (gradiuntur) pedatim, hoc est, ut sinister pes non transeat dextrum sed subsequatur, Plin. 11, 45, 105, § 253.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ped-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pṓds
  3. Proto-Italic*pets
  4. Latinpedātim

Latin -ātim Latin pedātim From pēs, ped- + -ātim.

Quick answers

What does pedātim mean in Latin?
pedātim, a adverb, means “step by step, little by little”.
Where does pedātim come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ped- → Proto-Indo-European *pṓds → Proto-Italic *pets → Latin pedātim.