LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

pectinī̆culum

*pectinī̆culum n

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romanceliterallyreconstructionlittle comb
  2. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionpubis, pubic hair

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/pekteˈniklu
-e-/		/pekteˈnikla
-e-/

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*peḱt-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pḱtḗn
  4. Proto-Italic*pekten
  5. Latinpectinī̆culum

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culum Latin *pectinī̆culum From pectin- (“comb”) + -culum (diminutive suffix).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesepentelhofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *pentelho
  • Spanishpendejo
  • Englishpendejofrom Spanish pendejo
  • Galicianpentellofrom Old Galician-Portuguese *pentelho
  • Asturianpendeyu
  • Leonesependeyu
  • Asturianpendexufrom Spanish pendejo
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanpentenill
  • Frenchpénilfrom Old French poinil
  • Languedocienpenchenilhfrom Old Occitan penchenil
  • Provençalpenieufrom Old Occitan penchenil
From the plural
  • Italianpettinicchia
  • Occitanpenchenilha
  • Neapolitanpettenécchia
  • Sicilianpittinicchia
  • Angevinpenillefrom Old French poinille
  • Angevinpenoillefrom Old French poinille
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianpettinicchio
  • Sicilianpittinicchiu
  • Venetanpetenecio

Quick answers

What does pectinī̆culum mean in Latin?
pectinī̆culum, a noun, means “little comb; pubis, pubic hair”.
Where does pectinī̆culum come from?
Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *peḱt- → Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn → Proto-Italic *pekten → Latin pectinī̆culum.