Porn etymology

English

English word porn comes from English pornography

Etymology of porn

Detailed word origin of porn

Dictionary entry Language Definition
pornography English (en) (by extension) The depiction of (non-sexual) subject matter so that it elicits feelings analogous to erotic pleasure; any such depiction.. (usually, humorous) The graphic, detailed, often gratuitous depiction of something.. The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [From mid-19th c.].
porn English (en) (countable, informal, chiefly, in the plural) A pornographic work.. (uncountable, informal) Material, usually visual, presenting something desirable in a lurid, garish, or sensational manner.. (uncountable, informal) Pornography. [from the mid-20th c.]. (uncountable, informal, often, _, humorous) Material that provides illicit gratification of an obsessive or unhealthy interest in something.

Words with the same origin as porn

Descendants of pornography

porno