Where does “πορνεία” come from?
πορνεία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πορνεύω, from Ancient Greek πόρνη, from Proto-Indo-European perh₂- — sell.
πορνεία (Ancient Greek): prostitution; fornication
Definitions
- prostitution; fornication
Ancestry of “πορνεία”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πορνεύω | I prostitute |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πόρνη | female prostitute |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | perh₂- | sell |
Words derived from “πορνεία”