Etymology

penile

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the penis. Full definition →

First used 19th c.English pen(is) ← Latin pēni ← Proto-Italic *peznis
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pes-ni-s
  3. Proto-Italic*peznis
  4. Latinpēni
  5. Englishpen(is)
  6. English todaypenile

From pen(is) + -ile.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. Of or pertaining to the penis.

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