Etymology

korophilia

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Today it means: Sexual attraction to boys or young men. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κόρος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκόρος“boy, youth”
  2. English todaykorophilia

From Ancient Greek κόρος (kóros, “boy, youth”) and φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκόρος all →

korophile

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