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Where does “pornografiškumas” come from?

pornografiškumas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian pornografiškas, from Lithuanian pornografija, from Ancient Greek πορνογράφος, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

pornografiškumas (Lithuanian): the state or quality of being pornographic;...

Definitions

  1. the state or quality of being pornographic;...

Ancestry of “pornografiškumas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianpornografiškaspornographic
2Lithuanianpornografijapornography
3Ancient GreekπορνογράφοςA pornographic author
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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