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Where does “geniculate” come from?

Geniculate comes from Latin geniculatus, derived from Latin geniculum, a diminutive formation using Latin -culus applied to Proto-Indo-European ǵónu meaning knee.

geniculate (English): Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee;...

Definitions

  1. Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee;...

Ancestry of “geniculate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingeniculatusknotty
2Latingeniculumknee; little knot
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “geniculate”

  • intergeniculate
  • retinogeniculate
  • corticogeniculate
  • geniculately
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