Where does “loli” come from?
loli (English) comes from Japanese ロリ, from Japanese ロリータ, from English lolita, from Spanish Lolita, from Spanish -ita, from Spanish -ito, from Latin -ittus, from Proto-Italic -tos — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
loli (English): Abbreviation of lolita; Abbreviation of lolicon
Definitions
- Abbreviation of lolita; Abbreviation of lolicon
Ancestry of “loli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ロリ | Clipping of ロリータ; Lolita complex, a paraphilia... |
| 2 | Japanese | ロリータ | lolita, a young woman or girl thought of as... |
| 3 | English | lolita | A young girl who is sexually alluring; A follower... |
| 4 | Spanish | Lolita | Lolita |
| 5 | Spanish | -ita | Substituted for "a" at the end of feminine words... |
| 6 | Spanish | -ito | Forms diminutives of nouns; Forms names of... |
| 7 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |