Where does “micropenes” come from?
micropenes (English) comes from English penes, from English pene, from English peen, from English penis, from Latin pēnis, from Proto-Indo-European pē̆s- — to blow.
Ancestry of “micropenes”, step by step
micropenes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English penes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | penes | plural of penis; plural of pene; Third-person... |
| 2 | English | pene | Alternative spelling of peen |
| 3 | English | peen | The end of the head of a hammer opposite the... |
| 4 | English | penis | The male reproductive organ used for sexual... |
| 5 | Latin | pēnis | tail |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pē̆s- | to blow |