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

Words derived from “inguinal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷ-en- →Every word from Latin inguen →Every word from Latin inguinālis →