neophallus etymology

English word neophallus comes from English neo-, English phallus

Detailed word origin of neophallus

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
neo- English (eng) (organic chemistry) Being a newly-discovered or -synthesized variant of an existing compound. (organic chemistry) Having a structure, similar to that of neopentane, in which each hydrogen atom of a methyl group has been replaced by an alkyl group. Contemporary. New.
phallus English (eng) A penis, especially when erect.. A representation of an erect penis symbolising fertility or potency.
neophallus English (eng) (surgery) A newly constructed phallus.

Words with the same origin as neophallus

Descendants of neo-
Neoplatonic neo neobehaviourism neoburlesque neoclassical neocommunism neoconservativism neocortex neodymium neoepithelialization neogrammatical neoliberalist neolite neomercantilism neonatal neopatrimonial neopenis neoplasia neorealism neosilicate neotetrazolium neothalamus neotraditional neourethra
Descendants of phallus
antiphallic dolichophallic macrophallic megalophallic nonphallic phallectomy phallic phallically phallicist phallicity phallicize phallicness