Where does “vulvaire” come from?
vulvaire (French) comes from French vulve, from Latin vulva, from Latin volva, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
vulvaire (French): vulvar; stinking goosefoot, Chenopodium vulvaria
Definitions
- vulvar; stinking goosefoot, Chenopodium vulvaria
Ancestry of “vulvaire”, step by step
vulvaire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French vulve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vulve | vulva |
| 2 | Latin | vulva | vulva; womb; vocative singular of vulva |
| 3 | Latin | volva | womb, female sexual organ |
| 4 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
via Latin vulvaria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | vulvaria | — |