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Where does “poplito” come from?

poplito (Ido) comes from Latin poplitem, from Latin poples, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

poplito (Ido): ham, region back of the knee joint

Definitions

  1. ham, region back of the knee joint

Ancestry of “poplito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpoplitemaccusative singular of poples
2Latinpoplesthe ham of the knee, the hough, the hock; the...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake
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