Etymology

tibia

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Today it means: The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone. Full definition →

Latin tībia
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromtībia“shin bone, leg”
  2. English todaytibia

Borrowed from Latin tībia (“shin bone, leg”).

Words from the same roots

Latintībia all →

tige

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