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Etymology of the English word coitus:

the English word coitus:
derived from the Latin word coitus (meeting, encounter, gathering; union, sexual intercourse; fertilization)
derived from the Latin word coire (enter agreement; unite, assemble; fit together; have sexual intercourse; collect)
derived from the Latin word ire (to go; go, walk; march)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ei-
using the Latin prefix co-
derived from the Latin prefix com-
derived from the Latin word cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kom (near, with, together)

Derivations in English

coitus



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