Etymology

poplit

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Today it means: The shallow depression (fossa) located at the back of the knee joint. Full definition →

Latin poples
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poplit · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frompoples“the ham of the knee; the knee itself”
  2. English todaypoplit

An adaptation of poplit-, the oblique stem of the Latin poples (“the ham of the knee; the knee itself”).

poplit · noun2

From pop (“popular”) + lit (“literature”).

Words from the same roots

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popliteal

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