Where does “kondyyli” come from?

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

kondyyli (Finnish): condyle smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

Definitions

  1. condyle smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

Ancestry of “kondyyli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcondylecondyle
2Latincondyluscondyle, knuckle; the joint at the end of a bone;...
3Ancient Greekκόνδυλοςknuckle; knot in a string; any hard, bony knob
Every word from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος →Every word from Latin condylus →Every word from French condyle →