Where does “cunnilingus” come from?
cunnilingus (Latin) comes from Latin cunnus, from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz, from Proto-Germanic kunnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
cunnilingus (Latin): cuntlicker, cunnilinguist
Definitions
- cuntlicker, cunnilinguist
Ancestry of “cunnilingus”, step by step
cunnilingus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin cunnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cunnus | woman; cunt, cunny; female pudendum, pubic hair |
| 2 | Middle High German | kunt | cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 3 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |