Where does “masturbating” come from?
Masturbating derives from Latin masturbari, itself from Latin manus meaning "hand," which traces to Proto-Indo-European man-, cognate with Ancient Greek τύρβη and Proto-Indo-European twerH-.
masturbating (English): present participle of masturbate
Definitions
- present participle of masturbate
Ancestry of “masturbating”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masturbate | To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use... |
| 2 | English | masturbation | Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or... |
| 3 | French | masturbation | masturbation |
| 4 | Latin | masturbatio | masturbation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |