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Where does “παιδόφιλος” come from?

παιδόφιλος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

παιδόφιλος (Ancient Greek): child-loving

Definitions

  1. child-loving

Ancestry of “παιδόφιλος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekφιλέωI love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,...
2Ancient Greekἀτέλεια—
3Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
4Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “παιδόφιλος”

  • pédophilie
  • pädophil
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