English

alloerotic

From allo- (“other”) + erotic (“pertaining to erotic desire”).

Formed from allo- ‘other’ + erotic ‘pertaining to erotic desire’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’

Proto-Hellenic *áľľos

Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’

English allo-

French érotique ‘sensual, erotic’

English erotic

Today it means

adj Having erotic desire for or attraction to another person of either sex.

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