Where does “colporrhaphy” come from?

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

colporrhaphy (English): suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina

Definitions

  1. suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina

Ancestry of “colporrhaphy”, 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 →