Where does “pornotrope” come from?
pornotrope (English) comes from English pornotroping, from English porno, 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...
pornotrope (English): To transform a person into nothing more than a...
Definitions
- To transform a person into nothing more than a...
Ancestry of “pornotrope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pornotroping | The process of reducing a person or group of... |
| 2 | English | porno | Pornographic; Pornography; A pornographic film |
| 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... |