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"Prostitution" means literally "causing to stand out front", which is to say "exposing publicly [to potential customers]". It comes from the Latin verb statuere "to cause to stand" plus the prefix pro-, "in front". Etymologically, prostitution is not something you do, but something that is done to you.

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