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Where does “hemicondyle” come from?

hemicondyle (English) comes from English condyle, from French condyle, from Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος — knuckle; knot in a string; any hard, bony knob.

hemicondyle (English): A single prominence at the end of a bone that...

Definitions

  1. A single prominence at the end of a bone that...

Ancestry of “hemicondyle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcondyleA smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a...
2Frenchcondylecondyle
3Latincondyluscondyle, knuckle; the joint at the end of a bone;...
4Ancient Greekκόνδυλοςknuckle; knot in a string; any hard, bony knob
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