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Etymology of loli

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *doleō Latin doleō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Ind

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noun

A childlike female character, particularly in the lolicon genre. · A lolicon.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *doleō Latin doleō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin dolor Old Spanish dolor Spanish dolor Spanish dolores Spanish Dolores Spanish Lola Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Spanish -ito Spanish -ita Spanish Lolitabor. English Lolitabor. ▲ Spanish Lolitabor. Japanese ロリータ (Rorīta)clip. ▲ Japanese ロリコン (rorikon)influ. Japanese ロリ (rori)bor. English loli From Japanese ロリ (rori), itself from English lolita or a clipping of lolicon.

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