Leptosome
/ˈlɛp.tə.soʊm/noun
A person with a thin, slight body build.
Did you know?Leptosome was popularized in early 20th-century constitutional theory, but its roots are far older: Greek leptós meant “thin” or “slender,” and sôma meant “body,” making it a direct, literal body-word.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
leptós
“thin, fine, small, slender”
Ancient Greek
Greek
sôma
“body, corpse”
Early 20th Century
English
leptosome
“a person with a slender body build, especially in constitutional typology”
Modern English
English
leptosome
“a slender-bodied person”
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