Where does “penis” come from?

Penis comes from Latin penis, from Proto-Indo-European pes-, a root meaning "foot," with the diminutive suffix -ni-s forming pes-ni-s.

penis (English): The male reproductive organ used for sexual...

Definitions

  1. The male reproductive organ used for sexual...

Ancestry of “penis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēnistail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow

Words derived from “penis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pē̆s-