Where does “ahinojar” come from?

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

ahinojar (Spanish): to kneel

Definitions

  1. to kneel

Ancestry of “ahinojar”, 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