Etymology

anacamptics

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Ancient Greek ἀνακαμπτικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀνακαμπτικός“returning”
  2. English todayanacamptics

From Ancient Greek ἀνακαμπτικός (anakamptikós, “returning”), ultimately from κάμπτω (kámptō).

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