Where does “hymenic” come from?

hymenic (English) comes from English Hymen, from Middle French hymen, from Latin hymen, from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

hymenic (English): Relating to the hymen

Definitions

  1. Relating to the hymen

Ancestry of “hymenic”, step by step

hymenic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hymen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHymenThe god of marriage and marriage ceremonies
2Middle Frenchhymen—
3Latinhymenmembrane
4Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
5Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν →Every word from Latin hymen →