Where does “cervicovaginitis” come from?

cervicovaginitis (English) comes from English vaginitis, from Spanish vagina, from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

cervicovaginitis (English): Inflammation of the squamous epithelium of the vagina and cervix

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of the squamous epithelium of the vagina and cervix

Ancestry of “cervicovaginitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaginitisInflammation of the vagina
2Spanishvaginavagina
3Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
4Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →Every word from Latin vāgīna →
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