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

  1. Within the lateral geniculate nucleus

Ancestry of “intrageniculate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgeniculateBent abruptly, with the structure of a knee;...
2Latingeniculatusknotty
3Latingeniculumknee; little knot
4Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
5Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelosEvery word from Latin -culusEvery word from Latin geniculum
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