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Where does “paedogenesis” come from?

paedogenesis (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.

paedogenesis (English): Alternative spelling of paedogenesis

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  1. Alternative spelling of paedogenesis

Ancestry of “paedogenesis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaedoA paedophile; paedophilia; Paedophile,...
2EnglishpaedophileStandard spelling of pedophile in the British...
3Englishpædo-Obsolete spelling of paedo-; child
4English‐o‐—
5English-prim—
6EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
7EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
8EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
9Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
10EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
11Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
12Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
13Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
14Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
15Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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