Etymology

preputium

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Today it means: Synonym of prepuce. Full definition →

Latin praepūtium ← Old Latin pūtos
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The story

  1. Old Latin · derived frompūtos“penis”
  2. Latin · derived frompraepūtium“prepuce, foreskin”
  3. English todaypreputium

From Latin praepūtium (“prepuce, foreskin”), from prae- (“fore-”) + Old Latin pūtos (“penis”).

Words from the same roots

Latinpraepūtium all →

foreskinprepucepraeputio-

Old Latinpūtos all →

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