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Where does “hymenitis” come from?

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

hymenitis (English): inflammation of the hymen

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the hymen

Ancestry of “hymenitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHymen—
2Middle Frenchhymen—
3Latinhymen—
4Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
5Proto-Indo-European*syewH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →