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Where does “πέος” come from?

πέος (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic péhos, from Proto-Indo-European pésos.

πέος (Ancient Greek): penis

Definitions

  1. penis

Ancestry of “πέος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicpéhos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpésos—

Words derived from “πέος”

  • peotomy
  • autopeotomy
  • πέος
  • πεολειξία
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pésos →