Etymology

pederast

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Today it means: A man who is engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy; a practitioner of pederasty. Full definition →

French pédéraste ← Ancient Greek παιδεραστής
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαιδεραστής“lover of boys”
  2. French · borrowed frompédéraste
  3. English todaypederast

Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “lover of boys”), from παῖς (paîs, “boy”) and ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”).

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