κνημίς
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- greave, legging
- spoke of a wheel
Etymology
Affix from Ancient Greek κνήμη (tibia, leg, shin, shinbone, spoke).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κνήμη
Gloss
tibia, leg, shin, shinbone, spoke
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
脚
Emoji
🍗
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- gastrocnemius English
- γαστροκνημία Ancient Greek
- κνήμη Ancient Greek
- ἀντικνήμιον Ancient Greek
- ὀκτάκνημος Ancient Greek
- *kónh₂m Proto-Indo-European
- κνήμη Greek (modern)