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poples.

knee;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɔ.pɫɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔː.ples]

  1. the ham of the knee, the hough, the hock

    declension-3 · literally · masculine

  2. the knee

    declension-3 · masculine · usually
Where this word comes from

Uncertain; proposed derivations include: * From Proto-Indo-European *pal- (“to feel, touch, shake”), a root common to Latin papiliō (“butterfly”) and palpō (“to touch softly”). * From Proto-Indo-European *kʷekʷlóm, *kʷékʷlos, *kʷékʷléh₂. Cognates include English wheel, Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “wheel”) and Tocharian B kokale (“cart, wagon”). For the semantic shift compare Spanish rodilla (“knee”) from rueda (“wheel”).

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