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misopedia
Misopedia comes from Ancient Greek παῖς ‘child’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘few, little, small’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂w-‘few, little, small’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂widsreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pā́wits‘child’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαῖς‘child’
- Englishtodaymisopedia
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂w-‘few, little, small’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂widsreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pā́wits‘child’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαῖς‘child’
- Englishtodaymisopedia
Formed from miso- + παῖς + -ia
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘few, little, small’
few, poor, fewer, pose, pause, puppy, pupil, puppet, pave, filly, paucity, pupa, menopausal, puerile, posada, 30 more
through Ancient Greek παῖς ‘child’
Today it means
noun Hatred of, or contempt for, children.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- / misopedia