Etymology Explorer
› New Latin
Where does “cnēmis” come from?
cnēmis (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κνήμη, from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m — leg.
Ancestry of “cnēmis”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
κνήμη
shin, tibia; spoke of a wheel
2
Proto-Indo-European
kónh₂m
leg
Words derived from “cnēmis”
cnemis
-cnemic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kónh₂m →
Every word from Ancient Greek κνήμη →