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Where does “κολπόσπασμος” come from?

κολπόσπασμος (Greek) comes from Greek κόλπος, from Ancient Greek κόλπος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

κολπόσπασμος (Greek): vaginismus

Definitions

  1. vaginismus

Ancestry of “κολπόσπασμος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekκόλποςbosom; bay, gulf; vagina
2Ancient Greekκόλποςbosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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