English

epicondyle

From epi- + condyle.

Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi ‘on’

Proto-Hellenic *epí

Ancient Greek ἐπί ‘on, upon’

English epi-

Ancient Greek κόνδυλος ‘knuckle’

Latin condylus ‘condyle, knuckle’

French condyle

Today it means

noun A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.

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Etymograph / epicondyle