Where does “ερωτικός” come from?

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

ερωτικός (Greek): erotic; amatory; amorous

Definitions

  1. erotic; amatory; amorous

Ancestry of “ερωτικός”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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