acnestis

English

/ækˈniːstɪs/

noun

Definitions

The part of an animal's skin that it cannot reach to scratch itself, usually the space between the shoulder blades.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin acnestis derived from ἄκνηστις (spine) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kneh₂-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kneh₂-

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

nudge English
nudger English
nudgy English
acnestis Latin
*kneh₂- Proto-Indo-European
*hnōjaną Proto-Germanic
*knāyeti Proto-Celtic
ἄκνηστις grc-koi