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

Definitions

  1. knee; A knee-like bend

Ancestry of “genu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenūa knee, kneejoint, kneepan
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “genu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Latin genū →