Etymology

cnemido-

Today it means: Skin, calve. Full definition →

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

From Ancient Greek κνημῖδος (knēmîdos), genitive of κνημῑ́ς (knēmī́s, “shin, calve”). By surface analysis, cnemid- + -o-.

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