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Where does “leg curl” come from?

leg curl (English) comes from English leg, from English legpuller, from English puller, from English pull, from Middle English pullen, from Irish -aí, from Old Irish -ide, from Old Irish -de — Used to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

leg curl (English): An exercise performed on a machine in which the...

Definitions

  1. An exercise performed on a machine in which the...

Ancestry of “leg curl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlegA limb or appendage that an animal uses for...
2EnglishlegpullerOne who teases or tells joking untruths
3EnglishpullerAnything that pulls, but especially a hoist in...
4EnglishpullTo apply a force to so that it comes toward the...
5Middle Englishpullento pull
6Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
7Old Irish-ide—
8Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
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