Where does “erotisch” come from?

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

erotisch (German): erotic; erotically

Definitions

  1. erotic; erotically

Ancestry of “erotisch”, 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 “erotisch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Ancient Greek -κός →