Where does “pædologist” come from?
pædologist (English) comes from English paedo, from English paedophile, from English pædo-, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
pædologist (English): Obsolete spelling of paedologist
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of paedologist
Ancestry of “pædologist”, step by step
pædologist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paedo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paedo | A paedophile; paedophilia; Paedophile,... |
| 2 | English | paedophile | Standard spelling of pedophile in the British... |
| 3 | English | pædo- | Obsolete spelling of paedo-; child |
| 4 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 5 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 6 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 7 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 8 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 9 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 10 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 11 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 13 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via English ‐logist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ‐logist | A person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |