Where does “colpoplasty” come from?

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

colpoplasty (English): plastic surgery to the vagina

Definitions

  1. plastic surgery to the vagina

Ancestry of “colpoplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcolpo-Vagina
2Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος