Etymology

impotentia coeundi

Today it means: The inability of males to perform coition, often (but not necessarily) as a result of erectile dysfunction. Full definition →

Latin impotentia coeundī
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromimpotentia coeundī“incapacity to copulate”
  2. English todayimpotentia coeundi

Learned borrowing from Latin impotentia coeundī (“incapacity to copulate”).

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