Where does “hymen” come from?
Hymen comes from French hymen, from Ancient Greek ὑμήν, from Proto-Indo-European syuh₁-.
hymen (English): A membrane which completely or partially occludes...
Definitions
- A membrane which completely or partially occludes...
Ancestry of “hymen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | hymen | hymen; marriage |
| 2 | Middle French | hymen | — |
| 3 | Latin | hymen | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ὑμήν | Hymen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | — |
Words derived from “hymen”