Etymology

porn

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Today it means: Pornography. Full definition →

First used mid-20th c.English pornographyclip. ← French pornographie ← Ancient Greek πορνογράφος (pornográphos)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*perh₂-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pórnē
  3. Ancient Greekπόρνη (pórnē)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  6. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  7. Ancient Greekπορνογράφος (pornográphos)
  8. Frenchpornographie
  9. Englishpornographyclip.
  10. English todayporn

Clipping of pornography. First attested in the mid-20th century.

First known use, by meaning

  • from mid-20th c. Pornography.

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