The story
- Proto-Indo-European*delh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dolh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*doleō
- Latindoleō
- Latindolor
- Old Spanishdolor
- Spanishdolor
- Spanishdolores
- SpanishDolores
- SpanishLola
- SpanishLolita
- EnglishLolita
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
- Proto-Italic*plektō
- Latinplectō
- Latincomplector
- Latincomplexu
- Frenchcomplexe
- Englishcomplex
- EnglishLolita complex
- Japaneseロリータ・コンプレックス (Rorīta konpurekkusu)clip.
- Japaneseロリコン (rorikon)
- English todaylolicon
Borrowed from Japanese ロリコン (rorikon), a clipping of ロリータ・コンプレックス (“Lolita complex”), which is itself borrowed from English Lolita complex. The spelling lolicon, a hybrid of the English etymon and the Japanese romanization, is now the dominant form in English‐speaking otaku media fandom. By surface analysis, loli + -con.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.