Where does “neuticles” come from?
neuticles (English) comes from English testicles, from English testicle, from Latin testiculus, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
neuticles (English): prosthetic testicles for neutered dogs
Definitions
- prosthetic testicles for neutered dogs
Ancestry of “neuticles”, step by step
neuticles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English testicles
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | testicles | plural of testicle |
| 2 | English | testicle | The male sex and endocrine gland, found in some... |
| 3 | Latin | testiculus | a testicle; manliness |
| 4 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 5 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 6 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via English neuter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuter | Neutral; on neither side; neither one thing nor... |
| 2 | Latin | neuter | neither; neuter; neuter, intransitive |
| 3 | Latin | nē | no; not |
| 4 | Latin | gēns | Roman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites) |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *gentis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁tis | birth, production |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |