Where does “uteromania” come from?
uteromania (English) comes from English utero-, from English uterus, from Latin uterus, from Proto-Indo-European úderos, from Proto-Indo-European úd-er-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
uteromania (English): nymphomania; insatiable sexual desire in females
Definitions
- nymphomania; insatiable sexual desire in females
Ancestry of “uteromania”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | utero- | uterus |
| 2 | English | uterus | The womb, an organ of the female reproductive... |
| 3 | Latin | uterus | womb, uterus; fetus, newborn; belly, paunch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | úderos | abdomen, stomach |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | úd-er-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | údteros | higher, outer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |