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Where does “κολεόσπασμος” come from?

κολεόσπασμος (Greek) comes from Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπασμός, from Ancient Greek σπάω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peh₂- — to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...

κολεόσπασμος (Greek): vaginismus

Definitions

  1. vaginismus

Ancestry of “κολεόσπασμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekσπασμόςspasm, convulsion
2Ancient Greekσπασμόςspasm, convulsion
3Ancient Greekσπάωto break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out
4Proto-Indo-European(s)peh₂-to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,...
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