Where does “толерастия” come from?
толерастия (Russian) comes from Russian педерастия, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστία, from Ancient Greek παῖς, from Proto-Hellenic pā́wits, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wids, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
толерастия (Russian): Tolerance of those cultural values most strongly opposed by Russian nationalists
Definitions
- Tolerance of those cultural values most strongly opposed by Russian nationalists
Ancestry of “толерастия”, step by step
толерастия traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian педерастия
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | педерастия | pederasty |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παιδεραστία | love of boys, pederasty |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | παῖς | child, son, daughter; young person, child, boy,... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | pā́wits | child |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wids | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Russian толера́нтность
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | толера́нтность | tolerance |
| 2 | Russian | -ость | -ness, -ity |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ostь | Used with adjectival stems to form abstract... |