- This word uses the very specific borrowing of Sukkah from Hebrew as often used in American Jewish communities and likely combines it with the Latin root ped-. However, there seems to be a disconnect between foot and the mobility or bicycle nature of this structure. This may be due to sound similarity between ped- and pedal or it may be that the first part of the compound comes entirely from pedal clipped with an i serving as a linker morpheme. There is also a possibility that the Latin root was extended to mean moveable as a foot is used to move.
pedi-sukkah
noun; compounding
a Jewish ritual structure on the back of a bike used to perform Sukkot rituals
Etymology : compounding of sukkah ‘ritual temporary structure for Sukkot’ from Hebrew with Latin root ped- 'foot.'
Source : (10/10/17): “Come stop by the pedi-sukkah, shake the lulav, and celebrate the holiday of joy” (Chabad at Rice University)
Last modified: 29 November 2017