Etymology

hymen

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Today it means: A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. Full definition →

Middle French hymen ← Late Latin hymēn ← Ancient Greek ὑμήν
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hymen · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὑμήν“skin; membrane”
  2. Late Latin · derived fromhymēn
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromhymen
  4. English todayhymen

From Middle French hymen, from Late Latin hymēn, from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “skin; membrane”).

Hymen · proper noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromῩ̔μήν
  2. Latin · borrowed fromHymēn
  3. English todayHymen

From Latin Hymēn, from Ancient Greek Ῡ̔μήν (Hūmḗn).

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