Where does “eròtic” come from?

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

eròtic (Catalan): erotic

Definitions

  1. erotic

Ancestry of “eròtic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerōticuserotic
2Ancient Greekἐρωτικόςrelated to love, erotic; amorous
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “eròtic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →