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Where does “pornotopia” come from?

pornotopia (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...

pornotopia (English): A fantasy world in which everyone is ready and...

Definitions

  1. A fantasy world in which everyone is ready and...

Ancestry of “pornotopia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pornotopia”

  • pornotopic
  • pornotopian
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