Where does “vaginismus” come from?

vaginismus (English) comes from English -ismus, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

vaginismus (English): A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when...

Definitions

A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when...

Ancestry of “vaginismus”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	-ismus	Forming compound nouns describing a condition or...
2	Latin	-ismus	-ism
3	Ancient Greek	-ισμός	Forms abstract nouns
4	Ancient Greek	-μός	Forms abstract nouns
5	Proto-Indo-European	-mós	Creates action/result nouns from verb stems

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mós →Every word from Ancient Greek -μός →Every word from Ancient Greek -ισμός →