The word erotophilia is derived from the name of Eros, the Greek god of romantic love, and philia (), an ancient Greek word for love. Researchers occasionally use the term "sex-positive" interchangeably with erotophilia and "sex-negative" interchangeably with erotophobia.
The term erotophilia is derived from Eros, the Greek deity of romantic love, and philia (), a Greek word for love. Both "sex-positive" and "sex-negative" are terms that researchers use in relation to erotophilia.