Where does “mikropenis” come from?

mikropenis (Swedish) comes from Swedish penis, from Latin pēnis, from Proto-Indo-European pē̆s- — to blow.

mikropenis (Swedish): micropenis

Definitions

  1. micropenis

Ancestry of “mikropenis”, step by step

mikropenis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish penis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpenispenis
2Latinpēnistail
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpē̆s-to blow

via Swedish mikro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmikromicrowave oven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pē̆s-Every word from Latin pēnisEvery word from Swedish penis