Where does “gonidio” come from?

gonidio (Finnish) comes from English gonidium, from English gono-, from Ancient Greek γόνυ, from Proto-Hellenic gónu, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

gonidio (Finnish): gonidium

Definitions

  1. gonidium

Ancestry of “gonidio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgonidiumA photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a...
2Englishgono-Alternative form of gon-
3Ancient Greekγόνυknee
4Proto-Hellenicgónuknee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gónu →Every word from Ancient Greek γόνυ →