Where does “pornostar” come from?
pornostar (Italian) comes from Italian star, from English star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
pornostar (Italian): porn star
Definitions
- porn star
Ancestry of “pornostar”, step by step
pornostar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian star
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | star | star celebrity |
| 2 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 3 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 4 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Italian porno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | porno | pornographic; porn, pornography |
| 2 | Italian | pornografia | pornography |
| 3 | Latin | pornographia | pornography |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πορνογράφος | A pornographic author |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |