erotology | erotología | Erotologie

Definition and etymology

The term erotology is a neologism composed of the greek word 'Ἔρωτος [Erotos]', genitive of 'Ἔρως [“Eros”]', and the greek suffix '-λογία [-logia]' - 'explanation'. Thus erotology literally means 'explation of love'.
This neologism is used as a scientific term for the study of sexuality and its physiological und soziological aspects.


Hyponyms: Sexology, erotography, pornography etc.

Subsumption

Biology/ physiology/ psychology/ erotology

Translation

German

Erotologie

Spanisch

erotología