Where does “pornless” come from?
pornless (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...
pornless (English): Without porn
Definitions
- Without porn
Ancestry of “pornless”, step by step
pornless 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... |