Where does “phallo-” come from?

phallo- (English) comes from Ancient Greek φαλλός, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

phallo- (English): penis or phallus

Definitions

  1. penis or phallus

Ancestry of “phallo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφαλλόςpenis; phallus
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “phallo-”

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