Where does “pedófilo” come from?
pedófilo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese filo, from New Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον, from Ancient Greek φύω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuHyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
pedófilo (Portuguese): pedophile; sexually attracted to children
Definitions
- pedophile; sexually attracted to children
Ancestry of “pedófilo”, step by step
pedófilo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese filo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | filo | phylum |
| 2 | New Latin | phylum | phylum |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φῦλον | a set of people or other beings; sex; nation,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φύω | To bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuHyéti | to be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Ancient Greek παῖς
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | παιδοφῐ́λης | pedophile |