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Where does “pornographe” come from?

pornographe (French) comes 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...

pornographe (French): pornographer

Definitions

  1. pornographer

Ancestry of “pornographe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπορνογράφοςA pornographic author
2Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
3Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “pornographe”

  • pornograph
  • pornograf
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