Etymology

cnemid-

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Ancient Greek κνημῖδος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκνημῖδος
  2. English todaycnemid-

From Ancient Greek κνημῖδος (knēmîdos), genitive of κνημῑ́ς (knēmī́s, “shin, calve”).

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