Where does “paedophile” come from?
paedophile (English) comes from English pædo-, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy-, from English oxygen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
paedophile (English): Standard spelling of pedophile in the British...
Definitions
- Standard spelling of pedophile in the British...
Ancestry of “paedophile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pædo- | Obsolete spelling of paedo-; child |
| 2 | English | ‐o‐ | — |
| 3 | English | -prim | Used to form names of trimethoprim derivatives acting as |
| 4 | English | trimethoprim | A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and... |
| 5 | English | trimethoxy | Three methoxy groups in a molecule |
| 6 | English | methoxy | The univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol |
| 7 | English | oxy- | Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning... |
| 8 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 9 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 11 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “paedophile”
- pedo
- paedo
- paedobaptist
- paedocracy
- antipaedobaptist
- paedophilophile
- antipaedophile
- paedophilophobe
- paedophilophobia
- paedophile-phobia
- paedophilephobia
- paedophage
- pædomorphic
- pædopathy
- pædogenesis
- pædologist
- paedopsychology
- paedolinguistics
- paedolinguistic
- paederosis
- paedophobe
- paedopsychological
- paedopsychologist
- paedophobia