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Where does “pornograf” come from?

pornograf (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek πόρνη, from Proto-Indo-European perh₂- — sell.

pornograf (Norwegian Nynorsk): a pornographer

Definitions

  1. a pornographer

Ancestry of “pornograf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπόρνηfemale prostitute
2Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₂-sell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₂- →