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单词 pedi-
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pedi-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. pedilavium n.
Forms: before a vowel occasionally ped-.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin pedi-, ped-, pēs.
Etymology: < classical Latin pedi-, combining form (in e.g. pedisequus pediseque n.) of ped-, pēs foot (see -ped comb. form); compare -i- connective. Compare pedo- comb. form1, also podo- comb. form.In Latin borrowings, the form appears from the early 17th cent. in pediseque n. and pedilavium n., pediluvium n. Formations within English are attested from the early 19th cent., e.g. pediform adj., pedipalp n. The position of the stress differs between compounds of classical Latin pedi- in accordance with the general stress patterns of English.
Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to the foot or feet’ or ‘having the form or function of a foot’, as pedicure n., pediform adj., pedipalp n., etc.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
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