Etymology

eromenos

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Today it means: An adolescent boy who was loved by an older man, or was in an pedagogic relationship with him. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐρώμενος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromἐρώμενος“beloved”
  2. English todayeromenos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐρώμενος (erṓmenos, “beloved”).

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