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Where does “γαστροκνημία” come from?

γαστροκνημία (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γαστήρ, from Ancient Greek -τήρ, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

γαστροκνημία (Ancient Greek): calf of the leg

Definitions

  1. calf of the leg

Ancestry of “γαστροκνημία”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγαστήρbelly; womb; stomach, appetite
2Ancient Greek-τήρAdded to verb stems to form masculine agent nouns
3Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “γαστροκνημία”

  • gastrocnemius
  • gastrocnemius
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