Where does “pornsick” come from?
pornsick (English) comes from English sick, from English sic, from English seek, from Middle English seke, from Old English sēċan, from Proto-West Germanic sōkijan, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti — to seek out.
pornsick (English): damaged, sadistic, misogynistic, etc. as a result of excessive viewing of pornography
Definitions
- damaged, sadistic, misogynistic, etc. as a result of excessive viewing of pornography
Ancestry of “pornsick”, step by step
pornsick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sick | In poor health; ill; Having an urge to vomit;... |
| 2 | English | sic | Thus; thus written; To mark with a bracketed sic;... |
| 3 | English | seek | To try to find; to look for; to search for; To... |
| 4 | Middle English | seke | Alternative form of seken |
| 5 | Old English | sēċan | to seek or inquire about |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
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... |