Where does “himeniu” come from?

himeniu (Romanian) comes from English hymenium, from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν, from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- — to sew.

himeniu (Romanian): hymenium

Definitions

  1. hymenium

Ancestry of “himeniu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhymeniumThe sporebearing surface of a fungus
2Ancient GreekὙμήνHymen
3Proto-Indo-European*syewH-to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *syewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὑμήν →Every word from English hymenium →