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Where does “vaginula” come from?

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

vaginula (English): A little sheath, such as that about the base of...

Definitions

  1. A little sheath, such as that about the base of...

Ancestry of “vaginula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvāgīna—
2Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →