[1720–30; ‹ Gk paideraste᷄s lover of boys, equiv. to paid- (s. of paîs) boy, child + eraste᷄s lover, equiv. to eras-, s. of erân to love + -tēs agent n. suffix]This word is first recorded in the period 1720–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: arrangement, cordon bleu, deadwood, stylus, syllabic