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Where does “hyménoplastie” come from?

hyménoplastie (French) comes from French hymen, from Middle French hymen, from Latin hymen, from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.

hyménoplastie (French): hymenoplasty

Definitions

  1. hymenoplasty

Ancestry of “hyménoplastie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhymenhymen; marriage
2Middle Frenchhymen—
3Latinhymen—
4Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
5Proto-Indo-European*syewH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →