Where does “péidifilia” come from?
péidifilia (Irish) comes from English pedophilia, from German Pädophilie, 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.
péidifilia (Irish): pedophilia
Ancestry of “péidifilia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pedophilia | Sexual attraction to children by adults; Sexual... |
| 2 | German | Pädophilie | pedophilia |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παιδοφιλία | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | παιδόφῐλος | loving children |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
Words derived from “péidifilia”