Ped-

Ped-

Peda-, pedi-, and pedo- are prefixes that comes from the Greek prefix “παίδ-”(pais) commonly meaning boysMarguerite Johnson,Terry Ryan: "Sexuality in Greek and Roman Society and Literature: A Sourcebook," p.110] as well as children"Liddell and Scott," 1968 p.585] , although contemporarily, it is more associated with the word children, see e.g.:

*pediatrics
*pedagogy
*pedology (children study)
*pedophilia

Pedo- can also refer to soil:
*pedology (soil study)

Ped- and pedo- can also refer to foot:
*pedestrian
*pedestal
*pedometer

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