Where does “Hymen” come from?

Hymen derives from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν, a word of unknown origin and meaning.

Hymen (English): The god of marriage and marriage ceremonies

Definitions

  1. The god of marriage and marriage ceremonies

Ancestry of “Hymen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhymen—
2Latinhymenmembrane
3Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

Words derived from “Hymen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν →Every word from Latin hymen →
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