Where does “エログ” come from?

エログ (Japanese) comes from Japanese ブログ, from English Blog, from English weblog, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

エログ (Japanese): A blog dedicated to posting pornographic videos and images

Definitions

  1. A blog dedicated to posting pornographic videos and images

Ancestry of “エログ”, step by step

エログ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ブログ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseブログblog
2EnglishBlogA cocktail or punch served at science fiction...
3EnglishweblogA website in the form of an ongoing journal
4EnglishlogThe trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;...
5Middle Englishloggelarge long stick, staff, pole, log
6Old Frenchlogearbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way
7Latinlaubĭapenthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge
8Frankishlaubijāshelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter
9Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
10Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
11Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

via Japanese エロ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseエロeroticism; erotic, sexual
2EnglisheroticRelating to or tending to arouse sexual desire or...
3Frenchérotiquesensual, erotic
4Latinerōticuserotic
5Ancient Greekἐρωτικόςrelated to love, erotic; amorous
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp-Every word from Proto-Germanic laubą