Word: backpedal
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: back
ped
al
Definition: To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.
Morphemes:
Affix: back
Language: en
PoS: Adverb
Meaning: Away from someone or something; at a distance.
Affix: pedal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to the foot; a support resembling a pedal extremity
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pedālis
Language: la
Decoded: pedalis
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: foot