Where does “porno” come from?
porno (French) comes from French pornographique, from French pornographie, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
porno (French): porno; porn; a porn movie, a skin flick, a blue...
Definitions
- porno; porn; a porn movie, a skin flick, a blue...
Ancestry of “porno”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pornographique | pornographic |
| 2 | French | pornographie | pornography |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πορνογράφος | A pornographic author |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |