English Explanatory Dictionary

erotica

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Erotic literature, art, decoration, or other such work.
  2. A work of erotica.

Pronunciation

/ɪˈɹɒt.ɪkə/ En-us-erotica.ogg

Word forms

erotica eroticas

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek ἐρωτῐκός (erōtĭkós)der. Latin erōticabor. English erotica From neuter plural of Latin eroticus (“amatory”), from Ancient Greek ἐρωτικός (erōtikós). By surface analysis, erotic + -ica.

Derived words

ASMRotica autoerotica cybererotica erom heteroerotica homoerotica literotica monster erotica nonerotica romantica speculative erotica
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