Etymology

tentigo

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Today it means: Penile erection or tumescence; especially, pathological erection (priapism). Full definition →

Latin tentīgō
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  1. Latin · derived fromtentīgō“lust”
  2. English todaytentigo

From Latin tentīgō (“lust”), from tendō (“stretch”).

Words from the same roots

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