Where does “vaginal” come from?
Vaginal derives from English vagina, which comes from Latin vagina meaning sheath, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wag- meaning to break or split.
vaginal (English): Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina
Definitions
- Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina
Ancestry of “vaginal”, step by step
vaginal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vaginalis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vaginalis | vaginal |
| 2 | Latin | vāgīna | sheath; scabbard |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wāgīnā | sheath, scabbard |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wāg- | to be bent |
via English vagina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | vagina | The passage leading from the opening of the vulva... |