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Where does “phallus” come from?

phallus (Latin) comes from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω, from Ancient Greek σκοπός, from Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι — to see, to look, to observe.

phallus (Latin): an iconic phallic figure of the male member borne...

Definitions

  1. an iconic phallic figure of the male member borne...

Ancestry of “phallus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-oides-like, -form
2Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
3Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
4Spanish-scopio-scope
5Latin-scopium—
6Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
7Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
8Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
9Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe

Words derived from “phallus”

  • phallic
  • phallus
  • phallicism
  • microphallus
  • phallically
  • neophallus
  • nonphallic
  • phalluslike
  • antiphallic
  • phallused
  • macrophallus
  • phallicize
  • phallectomy
  • phallicity
  • diphallus
  • epiphallus
  • macrophallic
  • dolichophallic
  • megalophallus
  • phallicness
  • bephallused
  • macrophallically
  • phallicist
  • megalophallic
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