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erogenous.

Sensitive to sexual arousal.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈɹɒd͡ʒɪnəs/
  1. Sensitive to sexual arousal.

  2. Causing sexual arousal; erotogenic.

    give him an erogenous massage
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁rém-e-tider.? Pre-Greekder.? Ancient Greek ἐράω (eráō) Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English -genous English erogenous From Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs, “love”) + English -genous (“producing”).

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