English
inguen
Inguen comes from Latin inguen ‘groin’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷ-en-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷ-en-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinguen‘groin’
- Englishearliest quotation 1909same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷ-en-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinguen‘groin’
- Englishearliest quotation 1909same form
Earliest quotation: 1909, Transactions of the third International : “Ganglions of the right and of the left inguens…”
Linked words
through Latin inguen ‘groin’
Today it means
noun The groin or genitalia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷ-en- / inguen