Etymology of the Latin word clitoris
the Latin 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-Derivations in other languages
English
clitorisUsage
Word found in New Latin, Modern Latin
