Etymology

romantica

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Today it means: Erotic romance. Full definition →

English erotica ← Latin erōtica ← Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
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The story

  1. Englishromance
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rem-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁rém-e-tider.?
  4. Ancient Greekἐράω (eráō)
  5. Ancient Greekἔρως (érōs)
  6. Ancient Greekἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)
  7. Latinerōtica
  8. Englisherotica
  9. English todayromantica

Blend of romance + erotica.

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