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   Ruud Harmsen to All   
   Re: Crus, Crures (quod pectus, quod crur   
   12 Jun 24 10:14:23   
   
   From: rh@rudhar.com   
      
   Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:50:46 -0000 (UTC): Antonio Marques   
    scribeva:   
   >Portuguese _perna_ (whence?)   
      
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perna#Latin   
      
   >will be that part, if one is differentiating   
   >it from _coxa_ 'thigh',   
      
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/coxa#Etymology_2   
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