Where does “педерастия” come from?
педерастия (Bulgarian) comes from Latin paederastia, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστία, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
педерастия (Bulgarian): pederasty; homosexuality, sodomy, buggery
Definitions
- pederasty; homosexuality, sodomy, buggery
Ancestry of “педерастия”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | paederastia | love of boys, pederasty; vocative singular of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παιδεραστία | love of boys, pederasty |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |