Where does “geniculo-” come from?
geniculo- (English) comes from Latin geniculatus, from Latin geniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
geniculo- (English): Of the structure of a knee
Definitions
- Of the structure of a knee
Ancestry of “geniculo-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | geniculatus | knotty |
| 2 | Latin | geniculum | knee; little knot |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |