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ὑποπτερνίς

upopternis · ἡ

knob

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What it meant

ὑποπτερνίς · hypopternis — LSJ

knob

knob against which the butt-end (πτέρνα) of the arm of a torsion-engine came to rest, Ph. Bel. 66.2, Hero Bel. 93.8.

Where it came from

No etymology authority pointer is recorded for this lemma yet — an honest gap, not an omission. The etymological dictionaries (Beekes, Chantraine, Frisk) are matched incrementally.

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