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Where does “pedarian” come from?

pedarian (English) comes from Latin pedarius, from Finnish pedari, from Finnish pedofiili, from Finnish -fiili — -phile.

pedarian (English): One of a class eligible to the office of senator,...

Definitions

  1. One of a class eligible to the office of senator,...

Ancestry of “pedarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpedariusfoot; measuring a foot long
2Finnishpedari—
3Finnishpedofiilipedophile
4Finnish-fiili-phile
Every word from Finnish -fiili →