Where does “erotică” come from?
erotică (Romanian) comes from English erotica, from Latin erotica, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
erotică (Romanian): erotica; nominative feminine singular of erotic;...
Definitions
- erotica; nominative feminine singular of erotic;...
Ancestry of “erotică”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | erotica | Erotic literature, art, decoration or other such... |
| 2 | Latin | erotica | nominative feminine singular of erōticus;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἐρωτικός | related to love, erotic; amorous |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |