Where does “duedju” come from?

duedju (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese joelho, from Old Portuguese gẽolho, from Latin genuculum, from Latin geniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

duedju (Kabuverdianu): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “duedju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejoelhoknee
2Old Portuguesegẽolho—
3Latingenuculumknee
4Latingeniculumknee; little knot
5Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
6Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin geniculum →