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TurboThrobber t1_j5zwjrj wrote

'ped-' relating to "foot" is from Latin 'pēs', gen. 'pedis'. 'ped-',

'paed-', relating to children is from Ancient Greek 'pais', genitive 'paidos'

The word is actually paedophile but that was too difficult for Americans to spell.

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TheDefected t1_j5zx5yy wrote

There's a similar one with Homo,
Homo - Latin = man
Home - Greek = same

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