Etymology of the French word clitoris
the French 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 French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
clitoridien,
clitoridectomieDerivations in other languages
Romanian
clitorisCognates
Dutch
clitoris, English
clitoris, German
Klitoris, Swedish
klitoris
