Where does “PD” come from?
PD (French) comes from French pédé, from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής, from Ancient Greek ἐραστής, from Ancient Greek -στης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
PD (French): fag; queer
Definitions
- fag; queer
Ancestry of “PD”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pédé | fag; queer |
| 2 | French | pédéraste | pederast; homosexual |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παιδεραστής | lover of boys, pederast |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἐραστής | lover, erastes; fan, adherent, admirer |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -στης | Alternative form of -της |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |