Etymology

clonus

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Today it means: A muscular spasm with regular contractions. Full definition →

Latin clonus ← Ancient Greek κλόνος
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλόνος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromclonus
  3. English todayclonus

Borrowed from Latin clonus, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek κλόνος (klónos), meaning a "violent, confused motion."

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