Where does “hymenless” come from?

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

hymenless (English): Without a hymen

Definitions

  1. Without a hymen

Ancestry of “hymenless”, step by step

hymenless 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 less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-Every word from Ancient Greek ὙμήνEvery word from Latin hymen
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