英语词汇hymen的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	hymen
词源	hymen; hymn. Hymen, for the vaginal membrane, may derive either from the Greek humen, “membrane,” or from the name of the Greek Hyman (Latin Hymen), “the god of marriage.” The god could have taken his name from the membrane or the membrane may have been named for him. Our word hymn is related to hy- men, coming from the related hymnos, “wedding song.”
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