Is "FELLATIO" an Italian or English word?

Bun Mui

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Jun 1, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/1/98

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How did this word originate and come about?
Is it an Italian invention?

Dr. Aman?

Comments?

Bun Mui

JNugent231

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>From: Bun Mui <xBun...@usa.net>

Is it either? I have always thought the word must be Latin in origin, though
oddly, I remember that my grammar-school classmates and I couldn't find it in
"Hillard & Bott" when we were at school. Attempts to ask the Latin master were,
erm.... unsuccessful.

So I'd like to know too.

Skitt

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JNugent231 wrote in message
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>>From: Bun Mui <xBun...@usa.net>
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>>Is "FELLATIO" an Italian or English word?
>>
>>How did this word originate and come about?
>>Is it an Italian invention?

>Is it either? I have always thought the word must be Latin in origin,
though
>oddly, I remember that my grammar-school classmates and I couldn't find it
in
>"Hillard & Bott" when we were at school. Attempts to ask the Latin master
were,
>erm.... unsuccessful.
>
>So I'd like to know too.

New Latin, circa 1893.
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Skitt http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/5537/

K1912

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Jun 1, 1998, 3:00:00 AM6/1/98

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Bun Mui wrote:

>Is "FELLATIO" an Italian or English word?

It's from the Latin __fellare__ , "to suck."

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>How did this word originate and come about?
>Is it an Italian invention?

It originated and came about from a head-on approach to sex. Fellator is a male
performing fellatio, fellatrix, a female. Although I'm sure the Italians have
got their licks in, so to speak, when it comes to fellatio, I don't think it
is an Italian invention. I may be wrong (there's a first time for everything),
but unless Adam was a contortionist, I'd say it wasEve who invented fellatio.
Probably got sick of apples and decided to try a banana.

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>Dr. Aman?
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>Comments?
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>
>Bun Mui
>
>

Hope this helps, Bun. I'm sure Dr. Aman can be of further help.
K1912

JNugent231

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>From: k1...@aol.com (K1912)

>>Is "FELLATIO" an Italian or English word?

>It's from the Latin __fellare__ , "to suck."

Of course! Now I remember - it was a big hit song about forty years ago:

"Fellare, whoa-oh,
Cantare, Whoa-oh-oh-oh...."

Serenleono

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k1...@aol.com (K1912) scripsit:

>It's from the Latin __fellare__ , "to suck."

Correct, but initially with the specific connotation of sucking *milk*
(derived, some believe, from the word for offspring, *filius*), later
applied to the sexual act. As I recall from Catullus and other
sources, being the one on which the act is performed was not regarded
as bad, while being the performer of the act (fellator or fellatrix)
was regarded with considerable disdain. Typical double standard.
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Seren
La Serenleono (the Serene Lion)

M. Ranjit Mathews

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Serenleono wrote:

The recipient looks down his nose at the provider, eh ? The height of
superciliousness!