Where does “gorn” come from?
gorn (English) comes from English porn, from English pornography, from French pornographie, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος, 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...
gorn (English): A work that dwells upon graphic and realistic scenes of sadistic torture, mutilation, vivisection, cannibalism, etc. to the point of being pornographic
Definitions
- A work that dwells upon graphic and realistic scenes of sadistic torture, mutilation, vivisection, cannibalism, etc. to the point of being pornographic
Ancestry of “gorn”, step by step
gorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English porn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | porn | Pornography; A pornographic work; Material,... |
| 2 | English | pornography | The explicit literary or visual depiction of... |
| 3 | French | pornographie | pornography |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πορνογράφος | A pornographic author |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English Gore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gore | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | gore | A triangle-shaped plot of land; a gore; A... |
| 3 | Old English | gor | dirt, dung, faeces |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gurą | Half-digested stomach contents; manure; dung;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |