Where does “masturbation” come from?
Masturbation derives from Middle French masturbation, from Latin masturbor, combining Latin manus (hand) with a root perhaps related to Ancient Greek τύρβη (turmoil) and ultimately Proto-Indo-European twerH- (to twist or turn).
masturbation (English): Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or...
Definitions
- Manual erotic stimulation of the genitals or...
Ancestry of “masturbation”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | masturbation | masturbation |
| 2 | Latin | masturbatio | masturbation |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “masturbation”
- masturbate
- masturbating
- masturbatory
- masturbator
- antimasturbation
- masturbatic
- musturbation
- masturbational
- nonmasturbatory
- masturbatorily
- マスターベーション
- masturbationlike
- procrasturbation
- masturbationist
- masturbationism
- 마스터베이션
- overmasturbation
- masturbatrix
- masturbater
- procrasturbate
- fascturbate
- masturbative
- measurebate
- nonmasturbating