Where does “pedofili” come from?

pedofili (Greenlandic) comes from Danish pædofili, from Ancient Greek παιδοφιλίᾱ, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pedofili (Greenlandic): pedophilia

Definitions

  1. pedophilia

Ancestry of “pedofili”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpædofilipedophilia (US), paedophilia (UK)
2Ancient Greekπαιδοφιλίᾱlove of children
3Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
4Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits →