Etymograph

English

endophallus

From endo- + phallus.

Formed from endo- + phallus

Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm ‘inside’

Proto-Hellenic *éndon

Ancient Greek ἔνδον ‘inner’

English endo-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to sound’

Ancient Greek φαλλός ‘penis’

Latin phallus ‘membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof’

English phallus

Today it means

noun The inner wall of the aedeagus of an insect, derived during embryological development by the fusion of paired genital papillae to form a medial tube. The endophallus is eversible and flexible, is the actual intromittent organ, and sometimes has backward-orientated denticulations to achieve a firm hold on the vaginal walls of the female.

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Etymograph / endophallus