Where does “geniculum” come from?

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

geniculum (Latin): knee; little knot

Definitions

  1. knee; little knot

Ancestry of “geniculum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
2Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

Words derived from “geniculum”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →