Vagina is Latin for 'sheath' or 'scabbard' — early anatomists named it by metaphor, viewing it as a sheath for the penis, reflecting the male-centered perspective of 17th-century medicine.
The muscular canal in female mammals leading from the external genitals to the cervix of the uterus.
From Latin vagina, meaning 'sheath, scabbard,' i.e., a case for a sword or blade. The anatomical application was a metaphor: the vagina as a sheath for the penis, reflecting the male-centered perspective of early anatomists. The Latin word may derive from a PIE