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Where does “κλειτορίδα” come from?

κλειτορίδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κλειτορίς, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

κλειτορίδα (Greek): clitoris

Definitions

  1. clitoris

Ancestry of “κλειτορίδα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλειτορίςclitoris
2Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
3Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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