Etymology

acleioproctic

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Today it means: Having the anus located dorsally. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κλείς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλείς“collarbone”
  2. English todayacleioproctic

a- + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “collarbone”) + πρωκτός (prōktós, “anus”) (see procto-).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκλείς all →

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