Where does “ὀργασμός” come from?
ὀργασμός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ὀργάω, from Ancient Greek ὀργή, from Ancient Greek ἔρδω, from Proto-Hellenic wérďō, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵ-ye-.
ὀργασμός (Ancient Greek): orgasm
Ancestry of “ὀργασμός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | ὀργάω | I ripen; I am sexually aroused or on heat; I am... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀργή | temper, temperament, disposition, nature, heart;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἔρδω | to act; to do, perform; to do something to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | wérďō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵ-ye- | — |
Words derived from “ὀργασμός”