Etymology

erotical

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Today it means: Erotic. Full definition →

English erotic ← French érotique ← Latin erōticu
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
  2. Latinerōticu
  3. Frenchérotique
  4. Englisherotic
  5. English todayerotical

From erotic + -al.

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