Etymology

leuconychia

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Today it means: White discoloration of the nails. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὄνυξ
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὄνυξ
  2. English todayleuconychia

Fromm leuco- + Ancient Greek ὄνυξ (ónux) + -ia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὄνυξ all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.