Where does “vaginoperineal” come from?

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

vaginoperineal (English): Relating to the vagina and perineum

Definitions

  1. Relating to the vagina and perineum

Ancestry of “vaginoperineal”, step by step

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