Where does “πορνογράφος” come from?

πορνογράφος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

πορνογράφος (Ancient Greek): A pornographic author

Definitions

  1. A pornographic author

Ancestry of “πορνογράφος”, step by step

πορνογράφος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γράφω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
2Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Ancient Greek πόρνη

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

Words derived from “πορνογράφος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō →