Where does “ロリコン” come from?
ロリコン (Japanese) comes from Japanese ロリータ・コンプレックス, from English Lolita complex, from English complex, from French complexe, from Latin complexus, from Latin complector, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — resin, gum; to say, speak.
ロリコン (Japanese): lolicon
Definitions
- lolicon
Ancestry of “ロリコン”, step by step
ロリコン traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ロリータ・コンプレックス
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ロリータ・コンプレックス | lolicon |
| 2 | English | Lolita complex | The condition of being sexually attracted to young girls, especially in an older man |
| 3 | English | complex | Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple;... |
| 4 | French | complexe | complex |
| 5 | Latin | complexus | embraced; surrounded; An embrace |
| 6 | Latin | complector | I embrace or hug; I encircle; I include or... |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via English [[Lolita]] [[complex]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | [[Lolita]] [[complex]] | — |