Where does “pēdō” come from?

pēdō (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pedofil, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pēdō (Norwegian Bokmål): pedophile

Definitions

  1. pedophile

Ancestry of “pēdō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpedofilrelating to paedophilia and paedophiles,...
2Ancient Greekπαῖςchild, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,...
3Proto-Hellenicpā́witschild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wids—
5Proto-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 →