English word pencil comes from Proto-Indo-European *pes-, Latin marem, Translingual conidia
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *pes- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| marem | Latin (lat) | |
| conidia | Translingual (mul) | |
| penis | Latin (lat) | (anatomy) the penis, male sexual organ. (archaic) tail. (figuratively) lust. |
| peniculus | Latin (lat) | (Medieval Latin) a scourge (kind of whip). (perhaps, in an ambiguous sense) penis, membrum virile. A brush [for removing dust] (for which ox-tails and horse-tails were used). A painter’s brush or pencil. A sponge (clarification of this definition is being sought). |
| penicillus | Latin (lat) | |
| pincil | Old French (fro) | |
| pencil | English (en) | (geometry) A family of geometric objects with a common property, such as the set of lines that pass through a given point in a projective plane.. (medicine, archaic) A small medicated bougie.. (obsolete) A paintbrush.. (optics) An aggregate or collection of rays of light, especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.. Writing utensil that uses graphite (commonly referred to as [...] |