Where does “Hinojosa” come from?

Hinojosa (Spanish) comes from Spanish hinojo, from Old Spanish ynojo, from Latin genuculum, from Latin geniculum, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.

Ancestry of “Hinojosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhinojofennel; knee
2Old Spanishynojoknee
3Latingenuculumknee
4Latingeniculumknee; little knot
5Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
6Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix
Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelosEvery word from Latin -culusEvery word from Latin geniculum