Where does “transvaginal” come from?
Transvaginal derives from English vaginal, which comes from English vagina, ultimately tracing back through German Aldehyd to Proto-Indo-European terh₂-.
transvaginal (English): Through the vagina
Definitions
- Through the vagina
Ancestry of “transvaginal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vaginal | Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina |
| 2 | English | -ál | Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to produce an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also |
| 3 | English | aldehyde | Any of a large class of reactive organic... |
| 4 | German | Aldehyd | aldehyde |
| 5 | Latin | alcohol | kohl, collyrium, stibium; any other powder... |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | كُحُول | — |
| 7 | Arabic | كحل | antimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the... |
| 8 | Arabic | كُحْل | antimony; kohl, stibnite |
| 9 | Akkadian | guḫlum | kohl, antimony paste |