Etymology

eroticism

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Today it means: the state of being erotic, or of being sexually aroused Full definition →

English erotic ← French érotique ← Latin erōticu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
  3. Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
  4. Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
  5. Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
  6. Latinerōticu
  7. Frenchérotique
  8. Englisherotic
  9. English todayeroticism

From erotic + -ism.

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