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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

  1. prostitution; fornication

Ancestry of “πορνεία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπορνεύωI prostitute
2Ancient Greekπόρνηfemale prostitute
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₂-sell

Words derived from “πορνεία”

  • pornography
  • pornographic
  • porno
  • pornographer
  • antipornography
  • pornographically
  • nonpornographic
  • semipornographic
  • pornograph
  • quasipornographic
  • pornographist
  • antipornographic
  • cyberpornography
  • pornographed
  • pseudopornographic
  • ecopornography
  • nonpornography
  • unpornographic
  • pornographess
  • pornogrind
  • pornographico-devotional
  • porngrind
  • pornocore
  • pornosexual
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