prefix
Meaning 1
Relating to children.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pedo-
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Sound
Pronunciation
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stressed: /ˈpɛdo/
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unstressed: /pɛˈdɒ/
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unstressed: /pɪ-/
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unstressed: /pə-/
prefix
Meaning 2
Relating to soil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
prefix
Meaning 3
Relating to feet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pod-, podo-
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-)lbor. English pedo- Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-, genitive stem of παῖς (paîs)).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped-der. Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon)der. English pedo- Derived from Ancient Greek πέδον (pédon, “ground”).
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ped- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *pṓds Proto-Italic *pets Latin pēsder. English pedo- Derived from Latin pēs (“foot”).