英语词汇popliteal的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	popliteal
词源	popliteal adj. "of or pertaining to the back of the knee," 1786, with -al (1) + Modern Latin popliteus (n.) "flat, triangular muscle at the back of the knee-joint," 1704, short for popliteus (musculus), from Latin poples "ham (of the leg)," which is of unknown origin. Entries linking to popliteal -al 1 suffix forming adjectives from nouns or other adjectives, "of, like, related to, pertaining to," Middle English -al, -el, from French or directly from Latin -alis (see -al (2)). updated on August 30, 2020
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popliteal adj.