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Where does “คลิตอริส” come from?

คลิตอริส (Thai) comes from English clitoris, from Latin 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...

คลิตอริส (Thai): clitoris

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  1. clitoris

Ancestry of “คลิตอริส”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishclitorisA sensitive elongated erectile organ at the...
2Latinclitorisof the clitoris
3Ancient Greekκλειτορίςclitoris
4Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
5Proto-Hellenicklāyyō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
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