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Where does “φαλλός” come from?

φαλλός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

φαλλός (Ancient Greek): penis; phallus

Definitions

  1. penis; phallus

Ancestry of “φαλλός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “φαλλός”

  • phallic
  • phallus
  • phallocentric
  • phallocentrism
  • phalloplasty
  • phallometric
  • phallicism
  • phallocratic
  • microphallus
  • phallically
  • phallocracy
  • phallometry
  • neophallus
  • phallometrically
  • phallocentricity
  • nonphallic
  • phalloid
  • phallism
  • phalluslike
  • antiphallic
  • phallused
  • ithyphallus
  • phallocrat
  • phallophobia
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