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Where does “inguinal” come from?

Inguinal comes from Latin inguinalis, derived from Latin inguen, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷ-en-.

inguinal (English): Of or pertaining to the groin

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the groin

Ancestry of “inguinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininguinālis—
2Latininguengroin; privates
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷ-en-—

Words derived from “inguinal”

  • ilioinguinal
  • infrainguinal
  • ventro-inguinal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷ-en- →