gonycrotesis

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκροτέω“to strike”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromγόνυ“knee”
3. English todaygonycrotesis

From gony- (“knee”) + -crotesis (“striking, throbbing”), from Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) and Ancient Greek κροτέω (krotéō, “to strike”).

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