Where does “clithead” come from?
clithead (English) comes from English clit, from English clitoris, from Latin clitoris, from Ancient Greek κλειτορίς, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
clithead (English): The clitoral glans
Definitions
- The clitoral glans
Ancestry of “clithead”, step by step
clithead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English clit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | clit | The clitoris; To stimulate the clitoris |
| 2 | English | clitoris | A sensitive elongated erectile organ at the... |
| 3 | Latin | clitoris | of the clitoris |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλειτορίς | clitoris |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κλείω | shut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | klāyyō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂uyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂u- | nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for... |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |