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baculum

Pronunciation: [ˈba.kʊ.ɫũː]

“baculum” is a Latin word. Its 7 meanings in English:

noun

  1. walking stick, cane, staff
  2. sceptre, rod, verge (staff of office)
  3. stick, cudgel
  4. a stick used as a symbol of warranty or in transfers of property
  5. a support, stay
  6. crosier
  7. a penis bone

Etymology

Uncertain, though probably loaned from a non-Indo-European substrate. The term is possibly cognate with Proto-Slavic *bokъ, Proto-Celtic *bakkos, Ancient Greek βάκτρον (báktron), and Proto-West Germanic *pagil. Based on these forms, the Proto-Indo-European root *bak- has been reconstructed. The term could be construed as a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *bak-tlom, although De Vaan postulates a…

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