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- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
- Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
- Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
- Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
- Latinerōticu
- Frenchérotique
- English todayerotic
From French érotique, from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós, “related to love”), from ἔρως (érōs, “sexual love”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἐρωτικός all →
eroticaerotomania
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.