Where does “sexuoeroticism” come from?
sexuoeroticism (English) comes from English sexuoerotic, from English erotic, from French érotique, from Latin erōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
sexuoeroticism (English): The state of being sexuoerotic
Definitions
- The state of being sexuoerotic
Ancestry of “sexuoeroticism”, step by step
sexuoeroticism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sexuoerotic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sexuoerotic | Pertaining to sex and erotic arousal |
| 2 | English | erotic | Relating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or... |
| 3 | French | érotique | sensual, erotic |
| 4 | Latin | erōticus | erotic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἐρωτικός | related to love, erotic; amorous |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English ism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ism | An ideology, system of thought, or practice that... |
| 2 | English | -ism | Used to form nouns of action or process or result... |
| 3 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |