Where does “îngenunchea” come from?

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

îngenunchea (Romanian): to kneel, kneel down; to subdue, subjugate

Definitions

  1. to kneel, kneel down; to subdue, subjugate

Ancestry of “îngenunchea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latiningenuclare—
2Latingeniculumknee; little knot
3Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
4Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

Words derived from “îngenunchea”

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