Where does “ilioinguinal” come from?

ilioinguinal (English) comes from English inguinal, from Latin inguinālis, from Latin inguen, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷ-en-.

ilioinguinal (English): Of or relating to the ilium and groin; applied to...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the ilium and groin; applied to...

Ancestry of “ilioinguinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinguinalOf or pertaining to the groin
2Latininguinālisinguinal
3Latininguengroin; privates
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷ-en-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷ-en-Every word from Latin inguenEvery word from Latin inguinālis