Where does “geniculum” come from?

geniculum (Late Latin) comes from Latin genu, from Proto-Italic genū, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

geniculum (Late Latin): knee; little knot

Definitions

  1. knee; little knot

Ancestry of “geniculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenuknee; elbow
2Proto-Italicgenū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Italic genū →Every word from Latin genu →