Where does “retinogeniculate” come from?

retinogeniculate (English) comes from English geniculate, from Latin geniculatus, from Latin geniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

retinogeniculate (English): Of, pertaining to, or connecting the retina and...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or connecting the retina and...

Ancestry of “retinogeniculate”, 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