Where does “hymen” come from?

hymen (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

hymen (Latin): membrane

Definitions

  1. membrane

Ancestry of “hymen”, step by step

hymen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Ὑμήν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
2Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew

via Ancient Greek ῠ̔μήν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekῠ̔μήν—

Words derived from “hymen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν →