Where does “himen” come from?

himen (Romanian) comes from French hymen, from Middle French hymen, from Latin hymen, from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

himen (Romanian): hymen

Definitions

  1. hymen

Ancestry of “himen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhymenhymen; marriage
2Middle Frenchhymen—
3Latinhymenmembrane
4Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
5Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν →Every word from Latin hymen →