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Where does “pornification” come from?

pornification (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...

pornification (English): Conversion to the style or level of pornography

Definitions

  1. Conversion to the style or level of pornography

Ancestry of “pornification”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpornPornography; A pornographic work; Material,...
2EnglishpornographyThe explicit literary or visual depiction of...
3Frenchpornographiepornography
4Ancient GreekπορνογράφοςA pornographic author
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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