Etymograph

English

pedo

Pedo comes from Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης ‘pedophile’, from φῐλέω ‘to love, like, regard with affection’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- ‘harmonious, friendly’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-‘harmonious, friendly’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-o-sreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφίλοςphílos‘that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφῐλέωphĭléō‘to love, like, regard with affection’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαιδοφῐ́ληςpaidophĭ́lēs‘pedophile’
  6. English1500–presentpedophile
  7. Englishtodaypedo

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-‘harmonious, friendly’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰil-o-sreconstructed
  3. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφίλοςphílos‘that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend’
  4. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφῐλέωphĭléō‘to love, like, regard with affection’
  5. Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEπαιδοφῐ́ληςpaidophĭ́lēs‘pedophile’
  6. English1500–presentpedophile
  7. Englishtodaypedo

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Today it means

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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- / pedo

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