Etymology

fascinum

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Today it means: An ivory phallus used in certain ancient erotic rites. Full definition →

Latin fascinum
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  1. Latin · derived fromfascinum
  2. English todayfascinum

From the Latin fascinum.

Words from the same roots

Latinfascinum all →

fascinous

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