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Where does “fellatio” come from?

fellatio (Italian) comes from Latin fellātio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

fellatio (Italian): oral sex in which the penis of one of the...

Definitions

  1. oral sex in which the penis of one of the...

Ancestry of “fellatio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfellātio—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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