Etymology

aedeagus

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Today it means: A copulatory organ of some male insects. Full definition →

New Latin aedeagus ← Ancient Greek αἰδοῖα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromαἰδοῖα“private parts, pudenda”
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromaedeagus
  3. English todayaedeagus

From New Latin aedeagus, derived from Ancient Greek αἰδοῖα (aidoîa, “private parts, pudenda”) + ἀγός (agós, “leader”), from ἄγω (ágō, “I lead”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekαἰδοῖα all →

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