Inguinalis
/ˌɪŋɡwɪˈneɪlɪs/noun
Relating to the groin.
Did you know?Inguinalis comes from Latin anatomical vocabulary built on the same root that gave English its word for the groin, showing how Roman medicine preserved a very old everyday body term.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*engʷ-
“A root meaning the groin or bend of the body; the exact reconstruction is uncertain.”
Classical Latin
Latin
inguen
“The groin or the soft lower part of the body.”
Classical Latin
Latin
inguinalis
“Of or pertaining to the groin.”
Late Latin / Medieval Latin
Latin
inguinalis
“Used in medical and anatomical writing for the groin region.”
Modern English
English
inguinal
“Relating to the groin, especially in anatomy and medicine.”