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14 (count 'em, fourteen) dictionaries which list hallux
Silly me. I was looking it up in Latin dictionaries.
Aha!
From the AHD:
Medieval Latin hallux, blend of Latin allus, hallus, thumb, and Latin hallex, big toe.
AHD gives the etymology of pollex as Latin, thumb, big toe.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted pollex wwh 08/21/02 03:27 PM Re: pollex Faldage 08/21/02 04:24 PM Re: pollex tsuwm 08/21/02 05:09 PM Re: pollex Faldage 08/21/02 05:30 PM Re: pollex wwh 08/21/02 05:37 PM Re: pollex and the other fingers? emanuela 08/24/02 08:39 AM
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