Where does “Perineum” come from?

Perineum (German) comes from Latin perinaeum, from Latin perinaeon, from Ancient Greek περίναιον, from Ancient Greek περί, from Latin cambium, from Gaulish cambion, from Proto-Celtic kambos, from Proto-Indo-European kamp- — to bend; crooked; crooked.

Perineum (German): perineum

Definitions

  1. perineum

Ancestry of “Perineum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperinaeumperineum
2Latinperinaeon—
3Ancient GreekπερίναιονAlternative form of περίνεος
4Ancient Greekπερί
5LatincambiumA change; cambium
6Gaulishcambionchange
7Proto-Celtickamboscurved; twisted, crooked
8Proto-Indo-Europeankamp-to bend; crooked; crooked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kamp- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kambos →Every word from Gaulish cambion →