pedi-

American  

1. a combining form meaning “foot,” used in the formation of compound words.

   pediform.

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Pedi ¹ British  

/ ˈpɛdɪ /

noun

1. Also called: Northern Sotho.  a member of a subgroup of the Sotho people resident in the Transvaal

2. the dialect of Sotho spoken by this people

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pedi- ² British  

combining form

1. indicating the foot

   pedicure

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Usage

What does pedi- mean? The combining form pedi- is used like a prefix meaning “foot.” It is occasionally used in scientific and technical terms.The form pedi- comes from Latin pēs, meaning “foot.” The Greek cognate of pēs is poús, “foot,” which is the source of numerous combining forms that relate to the lower extremities, including pod-, podo-, -pod, -poda, -pode, -podium, and -podous. Discover more at our Words That Use articles for each of these seven forms.What are variants of pedi-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, pedi- becomes ped-, as in pedal, which comes from the equivalent of the form in Latin. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use article for ped-.

Etymology

Origin of pedi-

Combining form of Latin ped- (stem of pēs ) foot