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Where does “paedophilophile” come from?

paedophilophile (English) comes from English paedophile, from English pædo-, from English ‐o‐, from English -prim, from English trimethoprim, from English trimethoxy, from English methoxy, from English oxy- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

paedophilophile (English): A person who is sexually attracted to paedophiles

Definitions

  1. A person who is sexually attracted to paedophiles

Ancestry of “paedophilophile”, step by step

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