Etymology

vaginal

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or affecting the vagina. Full definition →

New Latin vāgīnālis
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromvāgīnālis
  2. English todayvaginal

Borrowed from New Latin vāgīnālis, from vāgīna (“a covering, sheath; the vagina”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to vagina + -al.

Words from the same roots

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pubovaginalis

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