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'''Pedo'''- or '''Paedo-'''<ref name=Online>Online Etymology Dictionary. (2010). Pedo- Accessed May 9, 2011, from http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=pedo-</ref> is a [[prefix]] with these meanings:
# Primarily, "relating to [[child]]ren", from the [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] word ''pais'' ([[:wikt:παῖς|παῖς]]), meaning "child",<ref>Search God's Words. (2011). The New Testament's Greek Lexicon. Accessed May 9, 2011, from http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/grk/view.cgi?number=3816</ref> which derived from the [[Proto-Indo European]] base word [[:wikt:Index:Proto-Indo-European/p|*peu-]], meaning "small," "young" or "few,".<ref name=Online /> It is spelled "pedo-" in USA spelling and "paedo-" in British spelling.
# "Relating to foot", in words (e.g. [[pedometer]]) derived from Latin ''pes (pedis)'' from [[Proto-Indo European]] word [[:wikt:Index:Proto-Indo-European/p|*ped-]], meaning "foot."<ref>Nostratica. *ped-. Accessed May 9, 2011, from http://indoeuro.bizland.com/project/phonetics/word10.html</ref><ref>EnglishWordInformation. ped- pedi-, -pedal, -ped, -pede, -pedia. Accessed May 9, 2011, from http://wordinfo.info/unit/2801/ip:3/il:P</ref>
# "Relating to soil", from the Greek word for soil ''pedon'' ([[:wikt:πέδον|πέδον]])<ref>My Etymology.(2008). Etymology of the Greek word pedon (πηδόν, πέδον)
Accessed May 9, 2011, from http://www.myetymology.com/greek/pedon.html</ref><ref>EnglishWordInformation. pedo-,ped-. Accessed May 9, 2011, from http://wordinfo.info/unit/1590</ref>
# "Relating to [[flatulence]]", from Latin pēdō (infinitive pēdere) [Latin: to fart], the root word for [[flatulation]] in several Indo-European languages;<ref name="Adams1997">Adams, Douglas Q.(1997). ''Indo-European Culture.'' Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781884964985</ref> see [[Fart]]
*In meanings #2, #3, and #4, the spelling remains "pedo-" in British spelling.


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==Relating to children==
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*[[Pedology (children study)]], study of children
*[[Pediatrics]], branch of medicine about children
*[[Pedagogy]], study of teaching

;Human sexuality
*[[Pedophilia]], attraction to children
**"paedo" or "pedo", words commonly used as slang for "paedophile"
**[[Pedophile Group]], a Danish organization active from 1985 to 2004
**[[Pedophile press]], published materials created for a pedophilic audience
**[[Pedobear]], an Internet meme
*[[Pederasty]], older man and adolescent boy relationship

==Relating to soil==
*[[Pedology (soil study)]], study of soil
*[[Pedocal]], subdivision of the zonal soil order
*[[Pedodiversity]], variation of soil properties
*[[Pedogenesis]], process by which soil is formed
*[[Pedometrics]] study of soil formation
**[[Pedometric mapping]], creation of maps based on soil properties
*[[Pedosphere]], outermost layer of the Earth composed of soil
*[[Pedotope]], total soil component of the abiotic matrix present in an ecotope
*[[Pedotransfer function]], predictive functions of certain soil properties from more easily measured properties
*[[ped]] unit of soil
*[[pedalfer]] soil with aluminum and iron oxides
*[[pedon]] smallest unit of soil that exemplifies its character

==Relating to feet==
*[[Pedobarography]], the study of pressure fields acting between the plantar surface of the foot and a supporting surface
*[[Pedometer]], a device that counts steps a person takes
*[[Pedorthist]], a healthcare professional specializing in the use of footwear and supportive devices to address conditions that affect the feet and lower limbs

==Persons==
*[[Albinovanus Pedo]], Roman poet of the Augustan age

==See also==
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*[[Pedoe]]
*[[Pedot]]

==References==
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