Do you speak a little Latin when you say 'tibia'?

'Tibia' is a word borrowed from Latin 'tibia'. The word entered the English language some time around 1706.

tibia [noun] [circa 1706]

• the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankle
• the fourth joint of the leg of an insect between the femur and tarsus

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Etymology: Latin

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