The story
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
- Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
- Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
- Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
- Latinerōtica
- English todayerotica
From neuter plural of Latin eroticus (“amatory”), from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós). By surface analysis, erotic + -ica.
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekἐρωτικός all →
eroticerotomania
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.