Where does “intrageniculate” come from?
intrageniculate (English) comes from English geniculate, from Latin geniculatus, from Latin geniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
intrageniculate (English): Within the lateral geniculate nucleus
Definitions
- Within the lateral geniculate nucleus
Ancestry of “intrageniculate”, step by step
| 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 |