Where does “genuncher” come from?

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

genuncher (Romanian): knee-long peasant's coat

Definitions

  1. knee-long peasant's coat

Ancestry of “genuncher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangenunchiknee
2Latingenuculumknee
3Latingeniculumknee; little knot
4Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
5Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelosEvery word from Latin -culusEvery word from Latin geniculum
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