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Where does “ἐράω” come from?

ἐράω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₁rem- — to rest.

ἐράω (Ancient Greek): I love with sexual passion, I am in love with; I...

Definitions

  1. I love with sexual passion, I am in love with; I...

Ancestry of “ἐράω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rem-to rest

Words derived from “ἐράω”

  • erotic
  • Eros
  • eroticism
  • eros
  • homoerotic
  • erotica
  • erotically
  • erogenous
  • homoeroticism
  • pederasty
  • autoerotic
  • eroticization
  • pederastic
  • pederast
  • erotogenic
  • autoeroticism
  • eroticize
  • eromenos
  • nonerotic
  • erastes
  • unerotic
  • eroticisation
  • heteroerotic
  • homoerotically
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