Etymology

peroneus

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Today it means: Any of several muscles of the lateral side of the leg, which arise from the fibula and act to move the foot. Full definition →

Late Latin peroneus
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromperoneus
  2. English todayperoneus

Borrowed from Late Latin peroneus, clipping of mūsculus peroneus (“peroneal muscle”).

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