Where does “πορνείο” come from?

πορνείο (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πορνεῖον, from Ancient Greek πόρνη, from Proto-Indo-European perh₂- — sell.

πορνείο (Greek): brothel, bordello, house of ill repute

Definitions

  1. brothel, bordello, house of ill repute

Ancestry of “πορνείο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπορνεῖονbrothel, whorehouse, bordello
2Ancient Greekπόρνηfemale prostitute
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₂-sell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόρνη →Every word from Ancient Greek πορνεῖον →