Where does “penilingus” come from?

penilingus (English) comes from Latin lingere, from Latin lingo, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- — to lick.

penilingus (English): Fellatio

Definitions

  1. Fellatio

Ancestry of “penilingus”, step by step

penilingus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lingere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlingeresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
2LatinlingoI lick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵʰ-to lick

via Latin pēnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēnistail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin lingo →Every word from Latin lingere →
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