The story
- Latin · derived fromcrus“leg”
- English todaycrurifragium
From Latin crus (“leg”) + fragium (“a fracture of a part of the body”).
Words from the same roots
Latincrus all →
cruscruropatagiumcrurophilia
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
crurifragium
Today it means: The breaking of the lower leg bones as an ancient form of punishment or execution. Full definition →
Latin crus