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Where does “peni” come from?

peni (Latin) comes from Latin penis, from Proto-Italic pesnis, from Proto-Indo-European pes-ni-s.

peni (Latin): dative singular of pēnis

Definitions

  1. dative singular of pēnis

Ancestry of “peni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpenistail; the penis, male sexual organ; lust
2Proto-Italicpesnis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpes-ni-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pes-ni-s →