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Where does “anorgasmic” come from?

anorgasmic (English) comes from English orgasmic, from English enthusiasm, from French enthousiasme, from German Enthusiasmus, from Italian entusiasmo, from Spanish entusiasmo, from Portuguese entusiasmo, from Russian энтузиа́зм — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

anorgasmic (English): Pertaining to anorgasmia; unable to achieve...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to anorgasmia; unable to achieve...

Ancestry of “anorgasmic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorgasmicOf or relating to orgasms; Prone to or capable of...
2EnglishenthusiasmPossession by a god; divine inspiration or...
3Frenchenthousiasmeenthusiasm, keenness
4GermanEnthusiasmusenthusiasm
5Italianentusiasmoenthusiasm, excitement, ebullience; first-person...
6Spanishentusiasmoenthusiasm
7Portugueseentusiasmoenthusiasm
8Russianэнтузиа́зм—
9Late Latinenthusiasmuspoetical fervour, frenzy
10Ancient Greekἐνθουσιασμόςinspiration, enthusiasm
11Ancient GreekἐνθουσιάζωI am inspired or possessed by a god, I am rapt, I...
12Ancient Greekἔνθους—
13Ancient Greekἔνθεοςhaving a god in one; possessed or inspired by a...
14Ancient Greekἐνin, on, at; among; in, at, or during the time of
15Ancient Greekδέρμαskin, hide
16Ancient Greekγλυφήcarving, carved work; hole cut
17Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
18Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
19Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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