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

κολπόσπασμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek κόλπος

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

via Greek σπασμός

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-Every word from Ancient Greek κόλπος