Where does “vulva” come from?
vulva (Portuguese) comes from French vulve, from Latin vulva, 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 (Portuguese): vulva the external female sexual organs
Definitions
- vulva the external female sexual organs
Ancestry of “vulva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | vulve | vulva |
| 2 | Latin | vulva | vulva; womb; vocative singular of vulva |
| 3 | Latin | volva | womb, female sexual organ |
| 4 | Latin | volvo | I roll, tumble |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welw- | hair, wool, grass, ear , forest; to turn, wind,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |