Where does “orgasm” come from?
orgasm (Romanian) comes from French orgasme, from New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός, from Ancient Greek ὀργάω, from Ancient Greek ὀργή, from Ancient Greek ἔρδω, from Proto-Hellenic wérďō, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵ-ye-.
orgasm (Romanian): orgasm
Ancestry of “orgasm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | orgasme | orgasm |
| 2 | New Latin | orgasmus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀργασμός | orgasm |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀργάω | I ripen; I am sexually aroused or on heat; I am... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὀργή | temper, temperament, disposition, nature, heart;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔρδω | to act; to do, perform; to do something to... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | wérďō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵ-ye- | — |