Where does “joelhudo” come from?

joelhudo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese joelho, from Old Portuguese gẽolho, from Latin genuculum, from Latin geniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

joelhudo (Portuguese): having large or prominent knees

Definitions

  1. having large or prominent knees

Ancestry of “joelhudo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesejoelhoknee
2Old Portuguesegẽolho—
3Latingenuculumknee
4Latingeniculumknee; little knot
5Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
6Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin geniculum →