Etymology

os penis

Today it means: The baculum. Full definition →

Latin ōs
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  1. Latin · derived fromōs“bone”
  2. English todayos penis

From Latin ōs (“bone”) + pēnis (genitive of pēnis (“penis”)). Literally, “bone of the penis”.

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