hoplite (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[hoplite 词源字典]
"heavy-armed foot soldier of ancient Greece," 1727, from Greek hoplites "heavily armed soldier," literally "heavy armed," from hopla "arms, armor," plural of hoplon "tool, weapon, implement."[hoplite etymology, hoplite origin, 英语词源]
popliteal (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1786, with -al (1) + Modern Latin popliteus (n.), 1704, short for popliteus (musculus), from poples "ham (of the leg)," which is of unknown origin.
popliteusyoudaoicibaDictYouDict
"A flat muscle at the back of the knee which arises from the lateral condyle of the femur and is inserted into the posterior surface of the tibia, and serves to rotate the tibia on the femur, allowing the fully extended knee to begin flexion", Late 17th cent.; earliest use found in Randle Holme (1627–1700), herald painter. From post-classical Latin popliteus, adjective (in musculus popliteus) from classical Latin poplit-, poples knee joint, back of the knee, hough, of unknown origin + -eus.