Etymology

ASMRotica

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Today it means: A subgenre of ASMR content intended to be sexually stimulating or appealing. Full definition →

English erotica ← Latin erōtica ← Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*németi
  11. Proto-Hellenic*némō
  12. Ancient Greekνέμω (némō)
  13. Ancient Greekνόμος (nómos)
  14. Ancient Greekαὐτόνομος (autónomos)
  15. Ancient Greekαὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)
  16. Englishautonomy
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  19. Englishautonomous
  20. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  21. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  22. Latinsentiō
  23. Latinsēnsu
  24. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  25. Frankish*sinn
  26. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  27. Old Frenchsens
  28. Middle Englishsense
  29. Englishsense
  30. Englishsensory
  31. Proto-Indo-European*me
  32. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  33. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  34. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  35. Proto-Italic*meðios
  36. Latinmedius
  37. Proto-Indo-European*dyew-
  38. Proto-Indo-European*dyḗws
  39. Proto-Italic*djous
  40. Latindiēs
  41. Latinmedīdiēs
  42. Latinmerīdiēs
  43. Latinmerīdiānus
  44. Middle Englishmeridian
  45. Englishmeridian
  46. Proto-Italic*wre-
  47. Latinre-
  48. Proto-Indo-European*spend-
  49. Proto-Indo-European*spondéyeti
  50. Proto-Italic*spondejō
  51. Proto-Italic*spondeō
  52. Latinspondeō
  53. Latinrespondeō
  54. Latinrespōnsum
  55. Old Frenchrespuns
  56. Middle Englishrespounse
  57. Englishresponse
  58. Englishautonomous sensory meridian responseinit.
  59. EnglishASMR
  60. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
  61. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
  62. Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
  63. Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
  64. Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
  65. Latinerōtica
  66. Englisherotica
  67. English todayASMRotica

Blend of ASMR + erotica.

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