pedo-1
- a combining form meaning “child,” used in the formation of compound words: pedophilia.
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Origin of pedo-1
variant spelling of paedo- < Greek paido-, combining form of paid- (stem of paîs) child
pedo-2
- a combining form meaning “soil,” used in the formation of compound words: pedocal.
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Also especially before a vowel, ped-.
Origin of pedo-2
< Greek, combining form of pédon
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But the creepy “Uncle Terry” pedo act is beginning to wear awfully thin.
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Historical Examples
Martial professes to be of the school of Catullus, Pedo, and Marsus, and admits his inferiority only to the first.
pedo-1
before a vowel ped-
- variants (esp US) of paedo-
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pedo-2
- indicating soilpedocal
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Word Origin
from Greek pedon
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Word Origin and History for pedo
pedo-
before vowels ped-, word-forming element meaning "boy, child," from Greek pedo-, comb. form of pais "boy, child," especially a son, from PIE root *peu- "small, little, few, young" (see few (adj.)). The British form paed- is better because it avoids confusion with ped-.
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pedo-
- Child; children:pedodontics.
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