Etymology of the French word orgasme
the French word
orgasmederived from the Greek word
organDate
The earliest known usage of orgasme in French dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in French
orgasmique,
orgastique,
anorgasmieDerivations in other languages
Romanian
orgasmCognates
Dutch
orgasme, English
orgasm, German
Orgasmus, Norwegian
orgasme, Swedish
orgasm