Etymology of the English word erotic
the English word
eroticderived from the French word
eroticderived from the Greek word
erotikos, ἐρωτικός
derived from the Greek word
heros, ἥρως, ἔρως
Date
The earliest known usage of erotic in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
autoerotic,
eroticism,
eroticizeCognates
Dutch
erotisch, German
erotisch, Norwegian
erotisk, Swedish
erotiskUsage
Word found in Modern English
