hat
^ μηνίσκος, "ti lalin", se diminutiv nan μήνη, "lalin", soti nan rasin ma-, "mezi a", ki reflete reyalite a tan an te mezire dapre faz yo nan lalin lan. Pawòl la te tou itilize pou bagay sa yo koube an jeneral, tankou yon kolye oswa yon liy nan batay. (Lexikon nan ètopatik Etimoloji, p 199)
eng
^ μηνίσκος, "small moon", is diminutive of μήνη, "moon", from the root ma-, "measure", which reflects the fact the time was measured according to the phases of the moon. The word was also used for curved things in general, such as a necklace or a line of battle. (Lexicon of Orthopaedic Etymology, p 199)