Where does “geniculately” come from?
geniculately (English) comes from English geniculate, from Latin geniculatus, from Latin geniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
geniculately (English): In a geniculate manner
Definitions
- In a geniculate manner
Ancestry of “geniculately”, step by step
geniculately traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English geniculate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | geniculate | Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee;... |
| 2 | Latin | geniculatus | knotty |
| 3 | Latin | geniculum | knee; little knot |
| 4 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |