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Where does “pénil” come from?

pénil (French) comes from Latin pectiniculum, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

pénil (French): mons veneris, mons

Definitions

  1. mons veneris, mons

Ancestry of “pénil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpectiniculum—
2Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
3Proto-Italicpekten—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →