Etymograph

English

genitory

Genitory comes from Old French genitoire.

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400genitoire
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1603genitory

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Old Frenchc. 842–1400genitoire
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1603genitory

Earliest quotation: 1603, Michel de Montaigne, The Essayes […]: “Pasicles the philosopher, brother unto Crates, comming to salute…”

Today it means

noun A testicle.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Old French genitoire / genitory