We all love them, but have you ever wondered where the word ‘Orgasm’ originated? Well, we did and so we took to the net in search of the best historical evidence on this beloved and sacred word. Here’s what we came up with.
1684, from Fr. orgasme, from Gk. orgasmos “excitement, swelling,” from organ “be in heat, become ripe for,” lit. “to swell, be excited,” related to orge “impulse, excitement, anger,” from PIE base *wrog- “to burgeon, swell with strength” (cf. Skt. urja “a nourishment, sap, vigor,” O.Ir. ferc, ferg “anger”). The verb is attested from 1973, originally and usually in ref. to a woman’s sexual climax. Orgasmic is attested from 1935.
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