Where does “porniness” come from?
porniness (English) comes from English porny, 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- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
porniness (English): The quality of being porny
Definitions
- The quality of being porny
Ancestry of “porniness”, step by step
porniness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English porny
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | porny | Reminiscent of pornography; somewhat pornographic |
| 2 | English | porn | Pornography; A pornographic work; Material,... |
| 3 | English | pornography | The explicit literary or visual depiction of... |
| 4 | French | pornographie | pornography |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πορνογράφος | A pornographic author |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |