Where does “genouillère” come from?

genouillère (English) comes from French genouillère, from French genou, from Old French genoil, from Latin genuculum, from Latin geniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

genouillère (English): A metal plate used as armour for the knee; Part...

Definitions

  1. A metal plate used as armour for the knee; Part...

Ancestry of “genouillère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgenouillèreknee pad
2Frenchgenouknee; lap
3Old Frenchgenoilknee
4Latingenuculumknee
5Latingeniculumknee; little knot
6Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
7Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin geniculum →