Where does “pene” come from?

pene (Italian) comes from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pene (Italian): penis; bread; plural of pena

Definitions

  1. penis; bread; plural of pena

Ancestry of “pene”, step by step

pene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pānis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpānisbread, loaf
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Latin pēnis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpēnistail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow

Words derived from “pene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānis →