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Can we know where the words prostitute or whore came from? And how did they become common place in our society to describe a sex worker? And why does it have a neg view on people working? (lemmy.world)
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[–] Libb@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago

Have you searched for 'prostitute etymology' (it comes from the Latin 'prostituere' roughly speaking 'to put forward, on display') or for 'whore etymology' (probably German, like so many English words)

And why does it have a neg view on people working?

Not sure to understand your question, here.