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Where does “pornographique” come from?

pornographique (French) comes 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...

pornographique (French): pornographic

Definitions

  1. pornographic

Ancestry of “pornographique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpornographiepornography
2Ancient GreekπορνογράφοςA pornographic author
3Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
4Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “pornographique”

  • pornographiquement
  • pornografic
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