Where does “clitoris” come from?

clitoris (Romanian) comes from French clitoris, 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...

clitoris (Romanian): clitoris

Definitions

  1. clitoris

Ancestry of “clitoris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchclitorisclitoris
2Ancient Greekκλειτορίςclitoris
3Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
4Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
6Proto-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 →