Where does “vagina” come from?

Vagina comes from Latin vagīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wag-, of unknown ultimate origin and meaning.

vagina (English): The passage leading from the opening of the vulva...

Definitions

  1. The passage leading from the opening of the vulva...

Ancestry of “vagina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
2Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent

Words derived from “vagina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →Every word from Latin vāgīna →