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Where does “inguinal” come from?

inguinal (Spanish) comes from Latin inguinālis, from Latin inguen, from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷ-en-.

inguinal (Spanish): inguinal

Definitions

  1. inguinal

Ancestry of “inguinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latininguinālis—
2Latininguengroin; privates
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁n̥gʷ-en-—

Words derived from “inguinal”

  • ilioinguinal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁n̥gʷ-en- →