Where does “hymen” come from?
hymen (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH-.
Ancestry of “hymen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Ὑμήν | Hymen |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *syewH- | — |
Words derived from “hymen”