English
literotica
Blend of literature + erotica.
A compound of literature + erotica
Latin littera ‘letter’
Latin litterātūra ‘lettering; grammar’
Old French littérature
Middle English literature
English literature
Latin eroticus ‘amatory’
English erotica
The story
Genericized from the trademark Literotica held by Sunlane Media for the free erotic fiction website literotica.com, which started in 1998.
Today it means
noun Erotic literature.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / literotica