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Where does “genualis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “genualis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingenuknee; elbow
2Proto-Italicgenū—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee

Words derived from “genualis”

  • subgenual
  • perigenual
  • pregenual
  • genual
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