Editing Moped (section)

==Etymology==
[[File:Moped old.jpg|thumb|The original moped – a bicycle equipped with an engine]]
The word ''moped'' was coined by the Swedish journalist Harald Nielsen in 1952, as a [[portmanteau]] of the Swedish words {{lang|sv|motor}} and {{lang|sv|pedaler}}. The claimed derivation from the term ''motor-[[velocipede]]'' is incorrect.<ref>{{cite web |author=Arne Olofsson |title=Makten över etymologin: Några fallstudier |url=https://hum.gu.se/forskning/humanistdagbocker/humanistdagboken_15/Humdag_2002_24.pdf |language=sv |trans-title=Power over etymology: Some case studies |date=5 February 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205071008/https://hum.gu.se/forskning/humanistdagbocker/humanistdagboken_15/Humdag_2002_24.pdf |archive-date=5 February 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1637&a=513203 |title=Moped - inget teleskopord |work=Dagens Nyheter |language=sv |date=2006-01-15 |access-date=2007-06-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216123047/http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1637&a=513203 |archive-date=16 February 2006 }}</ref> According to [[Online Etymology Dictionary|Douglas Harper]], the Swedish terms originated from "(''trampcykel med'') '''''mo'''(tor och'') '''''ped'''(aler'')", which means "pedal cycle with engine and pedals" (the earliest versions had auxiliary pedals).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=moped&searchmode=none|title=Moped |date=November 2001 |website=etymonline.com|access-date=2007-01-09}}</ref> Like some of the earliest two wheeled motorcycles, all mopeds were once equipped with bicycle pedals.