Etymograph

English

kodocon

Kodocon comes from Japanese 子供 ‘child’.

  1. Japanesemodern子供‘child’
  2. Englishtodaykodocon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Japanesemodern子供‘child’
  2. Englishtodaykodocon

Formed from 子供 ‘child’ + -con

The story

Notably, English kodomo is primarily used to refer to children's anime and manga, while Japanese コドコン (kodokon) is uncommon.

Today it means

noun A person interested in, or sexually aroused by, lolicon- and shotacon-themed media.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Japanese 子供 / kodocon