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- Proto-Indo-European*peh₂w-
- Proto-Hellenic*pā́wits
- Ancient Greekπαιδ- (paid-)
- Englishpedo-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
- Ancient Greekφίλος (phílos)
- Ancient Greekπαῖς (paîs)
- Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
- Ancient Greekφῐλέω (phĭléō)
- Ancient Greekπαιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs)
- English todaypedophile
From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekπαιδοφῐ́λης all →
First known use, by meaning
- from 20th c. An adult or older adolescent who is sexually attracted to prepubescent children.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.