Etymograph

English

praeputiophobia

Praeputiophobia comes from Latin praeputium ‘Prepuce, foreskin’, from Proto-Italic *prai- ‘pre-, before’, and ultimately from *prai.

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*prai‘before’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*prai-‘pre-, before’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeputium‘Prepuce, foreskin’
  4. Englishtodaypraeputiophobia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*prai‘before’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italic, derivedc. 1500–700 BCE*prai-‘pre-, before’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpraeputium‘Prepuce, foreskin’
  4. Englishtodaypraeputiophobia

Formed from praeputium + -phobia

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- ‘before, in front’

for, first, premier, forbid, prairie, primer, primate, primacy, parley, parasol, portobello, 16 more

through Proto-Italic *prai ‘before’

pre, premonition, 7 more

through Proto-Italic *prai- ‘pre-, before’

prestigious, preface, prefix, precede, preeminent, prescient, impregnate, 5 more

Today it means

noun Fear or hatred of the human prepuce (foreskin or clitoral hood).

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

Etymograph / Proto-Italic *prai / praeputiophobia

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