English
inguinal
Inguinal 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’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinguinālis
- Englishearliest quotation 1961inguinal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
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- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁n̥gʷ-en-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEinguen‘groin’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEinguinālis
- Englishearliest quotation 1961inguinal
Earliest quotation: 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs: “Massage, particularly inguinal, was frequently resorted to by the…”.
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷ-en-
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to the groin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷ-en- / inguinal