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
Ancestry of “κολπόσπασμος”, step by step
κολπόσπασμος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek κόλπος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | κόλπος | bosom; bay, gulf; vagina |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via Greek σπασμός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | σπασμός | spasm, convulsion |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπασμός | spasm, convulsion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπάω | to break; to draw, pull; to draw out, pull out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peh₂- | to stretch, to pull; to draw; chip, shaving, log,... |