pedo-comb. form1
Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g.
pedomancy n.Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ped- , pēs , -o- connective.
Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin ped-, pēs foot (see -ped comb. form) + -o- connective. Compare pedi- comb. form, also podo- comb. form.Earliest in pedomancy n.; formations become more frequent in the 19th cent. From the late 19th cent. there appears to have been interchange with pedi- comb. form in some formations (see e.g. variant forms s.v. pedoscope n., and compare pedimeter n. beside pedometer n.). The position of the stress in compounds formed on pedo- varies in accordance with the general stress patterns of English. Contrastive stress may also give rise contextually to primary stress on the first syllable in compounds where stress ordinarily falls elsewhere.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).
pedo-comb. form2
Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g.
pedogenesis n.Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πέδον , -o- connective.
Etymology: < ancient Greek πέδον ground, earth ( < the same Indo-European base as foot n. and int.) + -o- connective.Earliest in pedography n.; formations become more frequent in the 20th cent. The position of the stress in compounds formed on pedo- varies in accordance with the general stress patterns of English.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).