From: naddy@mips.inka.de   
      
   On 2024-06-11, Ross Clark  wrote:   
      
   >> “Crural” exists in anatomy jargon and is used by those who use anatomy   
   jargon.   
   >>   
   > Et voilà! There it is in French, same spelling, same origin.   
   >   
   > So a direct borrowing from Latin, not an inherited word.   
      
   FEW (Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch) does not list "crus"   
   as an etymon at all.  It seems to have disappeared without a trace.   
      
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   Christian "naddy" Weisgerber                          naddy@mips.inka.de   
      
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