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- Proto-Indo-European*h₂leyH-
- Old Latinleitera
- Latinlīterader.?
- Proto-Hellenic*dipʰtʰérā?
- Ancient Greekδιφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)
- Etruscan[Term?]bor.?
- Latinlittera
- Latinlitterātūra
- Old Frenchlittérature
- Middle Englishliterature
- Englishliterature
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
- Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
- Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
- Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
- Latinerōtica
- Englisherotica
- English todayliterotica
Blend of literature + erotica. Genericized from the trademark Literotica held by Sunlane Media for the free erotic fiction website literotica.com, which started in 1998.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.