Where does “παιδεραστής” come from?

παιδεραστής (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἐραστής, from Ancient Greek -στης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

παιδεραστής (Ancient Greek): lover of boys, pederast

Definitions

  1. lover of boys, pederast

Ancestry of “παιδεραστής”, step by step

παιδεραστής traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἐραστής

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐραστήςlover, erastes; fan, adherent, admirer
2Ancient Greek-στηςAlternative form of -της
3Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
4Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Ancient Greek παῖς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
2Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Ancient Greek ἐρᾰστής

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐρᾰστήςlover, erastes

Words derived from “παιδεραστής

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Ancient Greek -τής