Etymology

pubis

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Today it means: The pubic bone; the part of the hipbone forming the front arch of the pelvis. Full definition →

Latin pubes
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  1. Latin · derived frompubes“the pubic hair”
  2. English todaypubis

Genitive of Latin pubes (“the pubic hair”, collective). The noun was generalized from medical Latin os pubis, the pubic bone.

Words from the same roots

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