Where does “vaginalis” come from?
vaginalis (Latin) comes from Latin vāgīna, from Proto-Italic wāgīnā, from Proto-Indo-European wāg- — to be bent.
vaginalis (Latin): vaginal
Ancestry of “vaginalis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vāgīna | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | wāgīnā | sheath, scabbard |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wāg- | to be bent |
Words derived from “vaginalis”