so if ‘ped’ means ‘foot’
and ‘phil’ means ‘love’
doesn’t that make people who love feet
pedophiles?
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somewhereinthefog said:
difference between greek vs latin.think of podiatrist vs pediatrician. podiatrist(pronounced pa-dia-trist)=foot doctor.pediatrician(pee-dea-trician)=baby doctor. youd think that youd pronounce pedophile like pediatrician but they’re different roots.
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mrs-darren-everett-criss said:
i have always wondered this -.-
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godstiel said:
You can’t take the ‘o’ away, because ‘pedo’ comes from the greek pais which means child. It’s also why the British use paed instead of just ped, so as to avoid such confusion
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nomnom-apples said:
“Ped” could also stand for child, as in “pediatrician”
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