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Etymology of pedo

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-)lbor. English pedo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Alternative spelling of paedo (“pedophile”).

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

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-der. Proto-Hellenic *pā́wits Ancient Greek παιδ- (paid-)lbor. English pedo- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile ▲ Ancient Greek παῖς (paîs) ▲ Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek φῐλέω (phĭléō) Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs)der. English pedophileclip. English pedo Clipping of pedophile.

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