Where does “g'nou” come from?
g'nou (Norman) comes from Old French genoill, from Vulgar Latin genuclum, from Latin genuculum, from Latin geniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
g'nou (Norman): knee
Definitions
- knee
Ancestry of “g'nou”, step by step
g'nou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French genoill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | genoill | knee |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | genuclum | knee |
| 3 | Latin | genuculum | knee |
| 4 | Latin | geniculum | knee; little knot |
| 5 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |
via Old French genoil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | genoil | knee |