Where does “Pädophiler” come from?
Pädophiler (German) comes from German pädophil, from Ancient Greek παιδόφιλος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
Pädophiler (German): paedophile, paedophiliac UK, pedophile, pedophiliac US male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- paedophile, paedophiliac UK, pedophile, pedophiliac US male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Pädophiler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pädophil | pedophile; pedophilic |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παιδόφιλος | child-loving |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φιλέω | I love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀτέλεια | exemption from public burdens, immunity |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |