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Where does “eroottinen” come from?

eroottinen (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

eroottinen (Finnish): erotic

Definitions

  1. erotic

Ancestry of “eroottinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἐρωτικόςrelated to love, erotic; amorous
2Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
3Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
4Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “eroottinen”

  • eroottisesti
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