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Where does “ἔρως” come from?

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

ἔρως (Ancient Greek): love, desire; the object of such love/desire;...

Definitions

  1. love, desire; the object of such love/desire;...

Ancestry of “ἔρως”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἐράωI love with sexual passion, I am in love with; I...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rem-to rest

Words derived from “ἔρως”

  • erotic
  • Eros
  • eroticism
  • eros
  • homoerotic
  • erotica
  • erotically
  • erogenous
  • homoeroticism
  • autoerotic
  • eroticization
  • erotogenic
  • autoeroticism
  • eroticize
  • nonerotic
  • unerotic
  • eroticisation
  • heteroerotic
  • homoerotically
  • erotomaniac
  • erotophobia
  • erotogenicity
  • heteroeroticism
  • erotology
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