Where does “vaginofixation” come from?

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

vaginofixation (English): suture of a prolapsed vagina to the abdominal wall

Definitions

  1. suture of a prolapsed vagina to the abdominal wall

Ancestry of “vaginofixation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvagino-vagina
2Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
3Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →