Where does “genū” come from?
genū (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
genū (Latin): a knee, kneejoint, kneepan
Definitions
- a knee, kneejoint, kneepan
Ancestry of “genū”, step by step
genū traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European ǵónu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |
via Proto-Italic *genu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | *genu | — |