Etymograph

English

erom

Blend of erotica + romance, shortened.

A blend of erotica + romance

Latin eroticus ‘amatory’

English erotica

Middle English romauns

English romance

The story

Blend of erotica + romance, shortened.

Today it means

noun A blend of erotica and romance.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / erom