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Where does “orgastique” come from?

orgastique (French) comes from French orgasme, from New Latin orgasmus, 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-.

orgastique (French): orgastic

Definitions

  1. orgastic

Ancestry of “orgastique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchorgasmeorgasm
2New Latinorgasmus—
3Ancient Greekὀργασμόςorgasm
4Ancient GreekὀργάωI ripen; I am sexually aroused or on heat; I am...
5Ancient Greekὀργήtemper, temperament, disposition, nature, heart;...
6Ancient Greekἔρδωto act; to do, perform; to do something to...
7Proto-Hellenicwérďō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵ-ye-—

Words derived from “orgastique”

  • orgastic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵ-ye- →