Where does “פּעדאָפֿיליש” come from?
פּעדאָפֿיליש (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־יש, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
פּעדאָפֿיליש (Yiddish): pedophilic
Definitions
- pedophilic
Ancestry of “פּעדאָפֿיליש”, step by step
פּעדאָפֿיליש traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish ־יש
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־יש | -ish, -ic, -y; -ian; -ish, -ese |
| 2 | Middle High German | -isch | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -isc | used to form adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |
via Yiddish פּעדאָפֿיל
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פּעדאָפֿיל | pedophile |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | παιδοφίλης | lover of boys, pedophile; genitive feminine... |
| 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 |