Where does “hymen” come from?

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

hymen (French): hymen; marriage

Definitions

  1. hymen; marriage

Ancestry of “hymen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhymen—
2Latinhymenmembrane
3Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
4Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

Words derived from “hymen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν →Every word from Latin hymen →