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Where does “ἐρωτικός” come from?

ἐρωτικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

ἐρωτικός (Ancient Greek): related to love, erotic; amorous

Definitions

  1. related to love, erotic; amorous

Ancestry of “ἐρωτικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
2Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
3Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “ἐρωτικός”

  • erotic
  • eroticism
  • homoerotic
  • erotica
  • erotically
  • homoeroticism
  • autoerotic
  • eroticization
  • autoeroticism
  • eroticize
  • nonerotic
  • unerotic
  • eroticisation
  • heteroerotic
  • homoerotically
  • heteroeroticism
  • eroticise
  • eroticist
  • homoerotica
  • antierotic
  • autoerotica
  • erotical
  • psychoerotic
  • sexuoerotic
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