Etymology

dyspareunia

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Today it means: Painful or difficult sexual intercourse, especially in women. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πάρευνος (páreunos) ← Proto-Hellenic *pərai ← Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  10. Ancient Greekπαρά (pará)
  11. Ancient Greekεὐνή (eunḗ)
  12. Ancient Greekπάρευνος (páreunos)
  13. English todaydyspareunia

From dys- + Ancient Greek πάρευνος (páreunos, “lying beside, lying with”) + -ia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπάρευνος all →

pareunia

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