Etymology

lolita

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Today it means: A young girl who is sexually alluring. Full definition →

English Lolita ← Spanish Lolita ← Old Spanish dolor
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lolita · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*delh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dolh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*doleō
  4. Latindoleō
  5. Latindolor
  6. Old Spanishdolor
  7. Spanishdolor
  8. Spanishdolores
  9. SpanishDolores
  10. SpanishLola
  11. SpanishLolita
  12. EnglishLolita
  13. English todaylolita

From the title character, Dolores “Lolita” Haze, of Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita.

Lolita · proper noun, noun2

  1. Spanish · derived fromLolita
  2. English todayLolita

The name is from Spanish Lolita, diminutive of Lola, from the given name Dolores. The noun derives from the name: see the etymology at lolita for details.

Lolita · proper noun3

Transliteration of Assamese and Bengali ললিতা (lolita), Odia ଲଳିତା (laḷitā).

Words from the same roots

SpanishLolita all →

Loleatta

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