Where does “pre-ejaculatory” come from?
pre-ejaculatory (English) comes from English ejaculatory, from English ejaculate, from Latin ēiaculātus, from Latin ēiaculor, from Latin iaculor, from Latin iaculum, from Latin iaculus, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
pre-ejaculatory (English): Before ejaculation
Ancestry of “pre-ejaculatory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ejaculatory | Of or pertaining to ejaculation; Of speech,... |
| 2 | English | ejaculate | To eject abruptly; to throw out suddenly and... |
| 3 | Latin | ēiaculātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | ēiaculor | — |
| 5 | Latin | iaculor | I throw or hurl; I throw or fight with a javelin |
| 6 | Latin | iaculum | A dart, a javelin; A casting net, the weapon of a... |
| 7 | Latin | iaculus | that is thrown; a serpent that darts from a tree... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |