pedo (Spanish)

Where does "pedo" come from?

The Spanish adjective 'pedo', now widely used to describe someone who is drunk or intoxicated, derives from the Latin word 'pēditum', meaning 'a fart'. This colorful transformation follows a linguistic trajectory where the original noun for flatulence was repurposed in colloquial Spanish to figuratively describe the 'gassy' or disoriented state of being under the influence.

Full etymology tree

• pedo (Spanish), 'drunk, high, intoxicated'
  • inherited pēditum (Latin), 'fart'
    • derived pēdō (Latin), 'to furnish with feet'

Ancestors

• peditum (Latin)

Updated July 2026

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