Where does “pornograph” come from?
pornograph (English) comes 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...
pornograph (English): pornographer; A piece of pornography; a...
Definitions
- pornographer; A piece of pornography; a...
Ancestry of “pornograph”, step by step
pornograph traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pornography
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pornography | The explicit literary or visual depiction of... |
| 2 | French | pornographie | pornography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πορνογράφος | A pornographic author |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via French pornographe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pornographe | pornographer |