Where does “orgasmo” come from?

orgasmo (Cebuano) comes from Spanish orgasmo, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός, from Ancient Greek ὀργάω, from Ancient Greek ὀργή, from Ancient Greek ἔρδω, from Proto-Hellenic wérďō, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵ-ye-.

orgasmo (Cebuano): orgasm

Definitions

  1. orgasm

Ancestry of “orgasmo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishorgasmoorgasm
2Ancient Greekὀργασμόςorgasm
3Ancient GreekὀργάωI ripen; I am sexually aroused or on heat; I am...
4Ancient Greekὀργήtemper, temperament, disposition, nature, heart;...
5Ancient Greekἔρδωto act; to do, perform; to do something to...
6Proto-Hellenicwérďō
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵ-ye-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵ-ye-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wérďōEvery word from Ancient Greek ἔρδω
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