Etymology

cnem-

Today it means: Skin, calve. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κνημῑ́ς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκνημῑ́ς“shin, calve”
  2. English todaycnem-

From Ancient Greek κνημῑ́ς (knēmī́s, “shin, calve”).

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