noun · masculine
characulum
*characulum m (plural *characulōs)
Meaning
- Proto Ibero Romancemasculinereconstructionpenis
Origins
According to Leo Spitzer, a diminutive of an unattested Latin *charax, borrowed from Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “pole, stick”); alternatively, Coromines proposes the form *caraculum, which he believes is ultimately derived from a Pre-Roman substrate *kar (“rock”) (compare Welsh carreg (“stone”).
Elsewhere
- Catalancarall
- Spanishcarayfrom Catalan carall
- Portuguesecaralhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese caralho
- Asturiancarayu
- Asturiancaráifrom Catalan carall
- Leonesecarallu
- Falacarallufrom Old Galician-Portuguese caralho
- Galiciancarallofrom Old Galician-Portuguese caralho
Old Spanish
- Spanishcarajo