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Where does “aerocolpos” come from?

aerocolpos (English) comes from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

aerocolpos (English): Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina

Definitions

  1. Vaginal gas; air or gas trapped in the vagina

Ancestry of “aerocolpos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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