gastrocnemius
English
/ˌɡæstɹəkˈniːmiəs/
noun
Definitions
- The muscle at the back of the calf, whose insertion is the Achilles tendon at the heel.
Etymology
Derived from Latin gastrocnēmius derived from Ancient Greek γαστροκνημία (calf of leg), γαστήρ (stomach, belly, paunch, womb) + 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
- -gastria English
- gastritis English
- gastro- English
- gastroenterology English
- gaster Latin
- gastrocnēmius Latin
- gastro- German
- gastro- Italian
- gastrisch Dutch, Flemish
- gastro- French
- gastéropode French
- gastro- Spanish, Castilian
- gástrico Spanish, Castilian
- γαστήρ Ancient Greek
- γαστροκνημία Ancient Greek
- γαστρόπτης Ancient Greek
- κνήμη Ancient Greek
- κνημίς Ancient Greek
- ἀντικνήμιον Ancient Greek
- ἔντερον Ancient Greek
- ὀκτάκνημος Ancient Greek
- *kónh₂m Proto-Indo-European
- gastro- Portuguese
- gástrico Portuguese
- gastra- Irish
- gastro- Catalan, Valencian
- gàstric Catalan, Valencian
- gástrico Galician
- κνήμη Greek (modern)
- rasta Sicilian