Where does “orgasmi” come from?
orgasmi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto orgasmo, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός, from Ancient Greek ὀργάω, from Ancient Greek ὀργή, from Ancient Greek ἔρδω, from Proto-Hellenic wérďō, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵ-ye-.
orgasmi (Esperanto): to orgasm
Ancestry of “orgasmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | orgasmo | orgasm |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὀργασμός | orgasm |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀργάω | I ripen; I am sexually aroused or on heat; I am... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀργή | temper, temperament, disposition, nature, heart;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἔρδω | to act; to do, perform; to do something to... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wérďō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵ-ye- | — |