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Where does “wargasm” come from?

wargasm (English) comes from English -gasm, from English orgasm, from French orgasme, from New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός, from Ancient Greek ὀργάω, from Ancient Greek ὀργή, from Ancient Greek ἔρδω.

wargasm (English): An intense excitement or pleasure derived from...

Definitions

  1. An intense excitement or pleasure derived from...

Ancestry of “wargasm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-gasmAn intensely "explosive" or pleasurable...
2EnglishorgasmA spasm or sudden contraction; A rush of sexual...
3Frenchorgasmeorgasm
4New Latinorgasmus—
5Ancient Greekὀργασμόςorgasm
6Ancient GreekὀργάωI ripen; I am sexually aroused or on heat; I am...
7Ancient Greekὀργήtemper, temperament, disposition, nature, heart;...
8Ancient Greekἔρδωto act; to do, perform; to do something to...
9Proto-Hellenicwérďō—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵ-ye-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵ-ye- →