Where does “gynecological” come from?
Gynecological comes from English gynecology, formed from Ancient Greek γυνή (woman) and -λογία (study of), from λόγος (word, reason) and λέγω (to speak), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn and leǵ-.
gynecological (English): Of or pertaining to gynecology
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to gynecology
Ancestry of “gynecological”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gynecology | The study of, or the branch of medicine... |
| 2 | French | gynécologie | gynecology |
| 3 | French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 4 | Middle French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 5 | Old French | -ie | indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |