pedo-

pedo- ¹ or ped-

pref.

Soil: pedocal.

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[From Greek pedon, soil, earth; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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pedo- ² or ped- or paed- or paedo-

pref.

Child; children: pedodontics.

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[Greek paido-, from pais, paid-, child; see pau-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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pedo-¹ before a vowel, ped-

combining form

variants (esp US) of paedo-

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pedo-²

combining form

(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) indicating soil pedocal

[from Greek pedon]