uncus

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • hook, barb
  • a hook used to drag criminals by the neck
  • (medicine) a surgical instrument

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *onkos inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ónkos (hook), *h₂enk- (hook, something bent, bend, corner, hirn, bow, curve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂enk-

Gloss

hook, something bent, bend, corner, hirn, bow, curve

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Person/Thing

Kanji

隅

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