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Where does “pornotopic” come from?

pornotopic (English) comes from English pornotopia, 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...

pornotopic (English): Of or relating to pornotopia

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to pornotopia

Ancestry of “pornotopic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpornotopiaA fantasy world in which everyone is ready and...
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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