Etymology of the English word clitoris
the English word
clitorisderived from the Latin word
clitorisderived from the Greek word
kleitoris, κλειτορίς
derived from the Greek word
kleiein, κλείω
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kleu-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*klei-Date
The earliest known usage of clitoris in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
clitoris, French
clitoris, German
Klitoris, Swedish
klitorisUsage
Word found in Modern English
