Etymology

epitenon

E1P3I1T1E1N1O1N1

Today it means: A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τένων
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτένων“tendon”
  2. English todayepitenon

From epi- + Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτένων all →

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