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Where does “crural” come from?

crural (English) comes from Latin crūrālis, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

crural (English): Pertaining to the leg; Leg-like in shape or...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the leg; Leg-like in shape or...

Ancestry of “crural”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrūrālis—
2Latin-ālis—
3Proto-Italic-ālis—

Words derived from “crural”

  • talocrural
  • intercrural
  • precrural
  • genitocrural
  • inguinocrural
  • bicrural
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