Etymology

shota

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Today it means: Hentai anime or manga, or other Japanese-inspired erotic art featuring young, usually prepubescent boys. Full definition →

Japanese ショタ ← English Lolita complex ← French complexe
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shota · noun1

  1. Japanese正太郎
  2. Proto-Indo-European*delh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dolh₁éyeti
  4. Proto-Italic*doleō
  5. Latindoleō
  6. Latindolor
  7. Old Spanishdolor
  8. Spanishdolor
  9. Spanishdolores
  10. SpanishDolores
  11. SpanishLola
  12. SpanishLolita
  13. EnglishLolita
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  16. Proto-Italic*kom
  17. Proto-Italic*kom-
  18. Latincon-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*pleḱ-
  21. Proto-Italic*plektō
  22. Latinplectō
  23. Latincomplector
  24. Latincomplexu
  25. Frenchcomplexe
  26. Englishcomplex
  27. EnglishLolita complex
  28. Japaneseロリータ・コンプレックス
  29. Japanese正太郎 コンプレックスabbr.
  30. Japaneseショタコンbf.
  31. Japaneseショタ
  32. English todayshota

From Japanese ショタ (shota) or a clipping of shotacon.

Shota · proper noun2

  1. Georgian · borrowed fromშოთა
  2. English todayShota

From Georgian შოთა (šota).

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