Etymology

meniscal

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Today it means: Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English meniscus ← Ancient Greek μηνῐ́σκος (mēnĭ́skos)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*mḗh₁n̥s
  4. Proto-Hellenic*méns
  5. Ancient Greekμείς (meís)
  6. Ancient Greekμηνῐ́σκος (mēnĭ́skos)
  7. Englishmeniscus
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. English todaymeniscal

From meniscus + -al.

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