Etymology of the English word vaginismus
the English word
vaginismusderived from the New Latin word
vaginismusderived from the Latin word
vagina (sheath; sheath, scabbard)
using the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
Date
The earliest known usage of vaginismus in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
