Synonyms & related words for sesquipedalian

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Words related to sesquipedalian

Explore words related to sesquipedalian — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sesquipedality, sesquipedalianism, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian, honorificabilitudinitatibus, polysyllabicism, prolix, multisyllabic, polysyllabically. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for sesquipedalian

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Where does sesquipedalian come from?

The word sesquipedalian breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: sesqui-, from Latin sesqui (“one and a half”); pedal, from Latin pes (“foot”); and -ian, from Latin ianus (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.