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pedo

/ˈpɛd.əʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
pe-do
IPA
/ˈpɛd.əʊ/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of paedo (“pedophile”).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-)lbor. English pedo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile ▲ Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) ▲ Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek φῐλέω (phĭléō) Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs)der. English pedophileclip. English pedo Clipping of pedophile.

Inflected Forms

pedos (plural)

Derived Forms

pedobait pedobaiting pedobear pedohunter pedophobe pedophobia pedophobic pedosaur Pedowood Trumpedo

Rhymes With

meadow edo eddo toledo torpedo guido tuxedo libido lido credo speedo aikido

Questions

How do you pronounce pedo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛd.əʊ/.
What does pedo mean?
Alternative spelling of paedo (“pedophile”).
Where does pedo come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-)lbor. English pedo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile ▲ Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) ▲ Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek φῐλέω (phĭléō) Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs)der. English pedophileclip. English pedo Clipping of pedophile.

How to pronounce pedo

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