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Where does “érotique” come from?

érotique (French) comes from Latin erōticus, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

érotique (French): sensual, erotic

Definitions

  1. sensual, erotic

Ancestry of “érotique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinerōticus—
2Ancient Greekἐρωτικόςrelated to love, erotic; amorous
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “érotique”

  • erotic
  • eroticism
  • homoerotic
  • erotically
  • homoeroticism
  • autoerotic
  • eroticization
  • autoeroticism
  • eroticize
  • nonerotic
  • unerotic
  • eroticisation
  • heteroerotic
  • homoerotically
  • heteroeroticism
  • eroticise
  • eroticist
  • antierotic
  • erotical
  • sexuoerotic
  • psychoerotic
  • autoerotically
  • alloerotic
  • unerotically
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