PEDOPHILE VS. PEDOSEXUAL
PEDOPHILE VS. PEDOSEXUAL The truth is, most people are pedophiles. How so? The true definition of pedophile is: Pedo - Greek paid- , paido- , from paid- , pais child , boy Phile - French - phile , from Greek - philos - philous . lover : one having an affinity for or a strong attraction to, as in ‘ bibliophile ’ a lover of special books, not a sexual attraction. (Merriam-Webster) From pedo - + - phile , after Ancient Greek παιδόφιλος ( paidophilos ) (from παῖς (pais, “boy, child”) and φιλέω ( phileō , “I love”)). (AZ English Dictionary Offline) In both Citations the idea of pedophile does not specify sexuality, however the word originates from ancient Greek of men who love boys specifically. Therefore the word ‘pedo’ is actually inappropriate to include female children. The actual current term is Lolitaphile, originating from the novel Lolita by Nabokov. With the word ‘phile,’ only love is implied, but sex is obviously the true intent. The basic idea of the word