Etymology Explorer › Late Latin

Where does “sphincter” come from?

sphincter (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek σφῐγκτήρ.

Ancestry of “sphincter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσφῐγκτήρ—

Words derived from “sphincter”

  • sphincter
  • sphincterotomy
  • sphincteric
  • intersphincteric
  • rhabdosphincter
  • sphincteral
  • transphincteric
  • esfínter
  • sphincter
Every word from Ancient Greek σφῐγκτήρ →