Etymology

pudendal

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Today it means: Relating to or near the pudendum. Full definition →

Latin pudendum
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompudendum“external genitals, shaming”
  2. English todaypudendal

From Latin pudendum (“external genitals, shaming”) + -al. By surface analysis, pudend- + -al.

Words from the same roots

Latinpudendum all →

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