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Where does “pornodiva” come from?

pornodiva (Italian) comes from Italian diva, from Latin dīva, from Old Latin deiva, from Proto-Italic deiwā, from Proto-Italic deiwos, from Proto-Indo-European deywós, from Proto-Indo-European dyew- — to be bright; sky, heaven.

pornodiva (Italian): porn star

Definitions

  1. porn star

Ancestry of “pornodiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliandivaA star; A goddess
2Latindīva—
3Old Latindeivagoddess, deity
4Proto-Italicdeiwāgoddess
5Proto-Italicdeiwosgod, deity
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeywósgod
7Proto-Indo-Europeandyew-to be bright; sky, heaven
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