Etymograph

English

ainhum

Ainhum comes from Portuguese ainhum.

  1. Portuguesec. 1500–presentainhum
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Portuguesec. 1500–presentainhum
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Portuguese ainhum

Today it means

noun A painful constriction of the base of the fifth toe, frequently followed by autoamputation, occurring predominantly in black Africans and their descendants.

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Etymograph / Portuguese ainhum / ainhum

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