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Where does “vagino-” come from?

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

vagino- (English): vagina

Definitions

  1. vagina

Ancestry of “vagino-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvāgīna—
2Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent

Words derived from “vagino-”

  • vaginoplasty
  • vaginocervical
  • vaginorectal
  • vaginoperineal
  • vaginovesical
  • vaginolabial
  • vaginovulvar
  • vaginocentrism
  • vaginocentric
  • vesicovaginorectal
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