Where does “membrum virile” come from?

membrum virile (Latin) comes from Latin membrum, from Proto-Italic memzrom, from Proto-Indo-European mḗms, from Proto-Indo-European mems-, from Proto-Indo-European me-ms-, from Proto-Indo-European mes-.

membrum virile (Latin): the penis

Definitions

  1. the penis

Ancestry of “membrum virile”, step by step

membrum virile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin membrum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmembrumlimb of the body; member; the penis; a portion,...
2Proto-Italicmemzrom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsflesh, meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmems-flesh, meat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanme-ms-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmes-—

via Latin virilis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvirilismanly, masculine, virile; mature
2Latinvirman in the sense of "adult male human"; adult,...
3Proto-Italicwirosa man
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European me-ms- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mems- →