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

  1. A membrane which completely or partially occludes...

Ancestry of “hymen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhymenhymen; marriage
2Middle Frenchhymen—
3Latinhymenmembrane
4Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
5Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν →Every word from Latin hymen →