pedometer

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, from French pédomètre, from pedi-, Latin combining form for "foot", plus -ometer, from Greek. In French now the word is podomètre, and similar in other Romance languages and in Greek (ποδόμετρο (podómetro)). By surface analysis, pedo- (“foot”) +‎ -meter = pedo- + -ometer.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /pɪˈdɑmətɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pɪˈdɒmətə/

pedometer (plural pedometers)

1. A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked.

   He thought that buying a pedometer would spur him on to exercise.

From pedo- (“child”) +‎ -meter.

pedometer (plural pedometers)

1. (Canada, US) Alternative spelling of paedometer

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “pedometer”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

• pedometre