Where does “genu” come from?
Genu comes from Latin genu, derived from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu, the word for knee.
genu (English): knee; A knee-like bend
Ancestry of “genu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | genū | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |