What is the Latin word for leg?

The usual Latin words for “leg” are crūs, femur. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“leg” in Latin

crūsleg femurthigh; thighbone; the loins; capacity to produce children

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

leg

crus (from the knee to the ankle, the shin, κνήμη; of which the larger bone is called tibia, the smaller sura; Vid: Cels., 8, 1: femur, femen, from the hip to the knee, the thigh-bones; the former the outer one, the latter the inner one): thin legs, crura gracilia; crurum gracilitas: crooked legs, crura depravata. That stands badly on his legs, male pedatus (Suet., Oth., 12): to put one off his legs, supplantare aliquem (ὑποσκελίζειν; also figuratively).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for leg?: The usual Latin words for “leg” are crūs, femur. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.