Where does “hemipenile” come from?

hemipenile (English) comes from English penile, from English -ile, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

hemipenile (English): Of or relating to a hemipenis

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to a hemipenis

Ancestry of “hemipenile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpenilePertaining to the penis
2English-iletending to, or capable of
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from English -ile →
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