English
abdominovaginal
Abdominovaginal comes from Latin abdomen, from vagina ‘scabbard, sheath’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *wāgīnā.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wāgīnā‘sheath, scabbard’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvagina‘scabbard, sheath’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabdomen
- Englishtodayabdominovaginal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*wāgīnā‘sheath, scabbard’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvagina‘scabbard, sheath’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEabdomen
- Englishtodayabdominovaginal
Formed from abdomino + vaginal
Proto-Italic *wāgīnā ‘sheath, scabbard’
Latin vāgīna ‘a covering, sheath’
New Latin vāgīnālis
English vaginal
Linked words
through Latin vagina ‘scabbard, sheath’
Today it means
adj Relating to the abdomen and the vagina
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *wāgīnā / abdominovaginal