Etymology of the English word ejaculation
the English word
ejaculationderived from the English word
ejaculatederived from the Latin word
ejaculatioderived from the Latin word
eiaculari (shoot forth, spout forth, discharge)
derived from the Late Latin word
iacere (to throw; lie; lie down; lie ill; throw, hurl, cast)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*yē-using the English suffix
-ionCognates
Dutch
ejaculatie, French
éjaculation, German
Ejakulation, Norwegian
ejakulasjon, Swedish
ejakulationUsage
Word found in Modern English