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Where does “vulva” come from?

vulva (Latin) comes from Latin volva, from Latin volvo, from Proto-Indo-European welw-, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

vulva (Latin): vulva; womb; vocative singular of vulva

Definitions

  1. vulva; womb; vocative singular of vulva

Ancestry of “vulva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvolvawomb, female sexual organ
2LatinvolvoI roll, tumble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelw-hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “vulva”

  • vulva
  • vulvar
  • vulval
  • vulvovaginal
  • vulvovaginitis
  • vulvodynia
  • vulvectomy
  • vulvitis
  • volva
  • vulvic
  • vulvoplasty
  • vulviform
  • volvate
  • perivulval
  • vulvalike
  • rectovulvar
  • vaginovulvar
  • vulvo-
  • vulvouterine
  • vulvo-uterine
  • vulvaed
  • vulva
  • volva
  • vulvaria
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