Where does “genitalia” come from?
Genitalia derives from Latin genitalia, from Latin genitalis, from Latin genitus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- meaning to beget or produce.
genitalia (English): External sex organs; A collection of external sex...
Definitions
- External sex organs; A collection of external sex...
Ancestry of “genitalia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | genitalia | nominative neuter plural of genitālis; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | genitālis | of or relating to generation or birth |
| 3 | Latin | genitus | begotten; engendered; produced |
| 4 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 6 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |