Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “sukuelinherpes” come from?

sukuelinherpes (Finnish) comes from Finnish herpes, from Latin herpes, from Ancient Greek ἕρπης, from Latin angina, from Latin angere, from Latin ango, from Proto-Italic anɣō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

sukuelinherpes (Finnish): genital herpes

Definitions

  1. genital herpes

Ancestry of “sukuelinherpes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherpesherpes
2Latinherpesherpes; an unknown sort of animal, perhaps a kind...
3Ancient Greekἕρπηςherpes, shingles
4Latinanginachoking, suffocation; quinsy, tonsillitis
5Latinangeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatinangoI bind, draw, press together; choke, throttle,...
7Proto-Italicanɣō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →