Etymology

erogenous

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Today it means: Sensitive to sexual arousal. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos) ← Proto-Hellenic *génos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
  3. Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
  4. Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  8. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  11. English todayerogenous

From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) + English -genous (“producing”).

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