Etymology

parthenophilia

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Today it means: Sexual attraction towards girls in late adolescence. Full definition →

Ancient Greek παρθένος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαρθένος“virgin, young woman”
  2. English todayparthenophilia

Ancient Greek παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin, young woman”) and φιλία (philía, “(fraternal) love”)

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπαρθένος all →

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