bunion

English

/ˈbʌnjən/

noun
Definitions
  • (pathology) A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin.
  • (colloquial) Hallux valgus, deviation of the big toe from its normal position towards the other toes, the prime cause for the swelling of its first joint.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English bony derived from Italian bubbone derived from Lombard bugnon (bunyon) derived from Old French bugne derived from Old Norse bunga (bulge, an elevation) derived from Frankish *bungjo (bump, swelling, lump, a swelling, little clump) derived from Proto-Germanic *bungô derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenǵʰ- (thick, dense, fat), *bʰenǵʰ- (thick, dense, fat).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰenǵʰ-

Gloss

thick, dense, fat

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厚

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