Where does “clitoriano” come from?

clitoriano (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese clitóris, from Medieval Latin clītoris, from Ancient Greek κλειτορίς, from Ancient Greek κλείω, from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- — nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...

clitoriano (Portuguese): clitoral

Definitions

  1. clitoral

Ancestry of “clitoriano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseclitórisclitoris
2Medieval Latinclītoris—
3Ancient Greekκλειτορίςclitoris
4Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
5Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂uyeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic klāyyō →