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

vaginula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vāgīna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvāgīnasheath; scabbard
2Proto-Italicwāgīnāsheath, scabbard
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwāg-to be bent

via English vaginule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvaginuleAlternative form of vaginula
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wāg- →Every word from Proto-Italic wāgīnā →Every word from Latin vāgīna →