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Where does “Pädophilie” come from?

Pädophilie (German) comes from Ancient Greek παιδοφιλία, from Ancient Greek παιδόφῐλος, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

Pädophilie (German): pedophilia

Definitions

  1. pedophilia

Ancestry of “Pädophilie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαιδοφιλία—
2Ancient Greekπαιδόφῐλοςloving children
3Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
4Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “Pädophilie”

  • pedophilia
  • péidifilia
  • péidifileach
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