Where does “erectile” come from?
Erectile comes from French érectile, derived from Latin erectus (past participle of rego, meaning to direct or straighten), ultimately from Latin ex (out).
erectile (English): Capable of being raised to an upright position;...
Definitions
- Capable of being raised to an upright position;...
Ancestry of “erectile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | érectile | erectile |
| 2 | French | érection | erection; start |
| 3 | Middle French | erection | erection (of a building, etc.) |
| 4 | Latin | ērectiō | erection (process) |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |