Where does “vagina dentata” come from?

vagina dentata (English) comes from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.

vagina dentata (English): The mythical toothed vagina; often related to...

Definitions

  1. The mythical toothed vagina; often related to...

Ancestry of “vagina dentata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
2Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →Every word from Latin vāgīna →
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