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Where does “scrotal” come from?

scrotal (French) comes from French scrotum, from Latin scrotum, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scrotal (French): scrotal

Definitions

  1. scrotal

Ancestry of “scrotal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchscrotumscrotum
2Latinscrotumscrotum
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scrotal”

  • préscrotal
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