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catamitus.

catamite: a boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man

9 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ka.taˈmiː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ka.taˈmiː.tus]
  1. catamite: a boy or younger man in a homoerotic relationship with an older man

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Where this word comes from

From Catamītus, from Etruscan 𐌂𐌀𐌕𐌌𐌉𐌕𐌄 (catmite), from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “Ganymede”), an attractive Trojan boy supposedly abducted to Mount Olympus by the god Zeus to become his cupbearer and lover. Doublet of Ganymēdēs.

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