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geniculo.

to bend the knee

8 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɡɛˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[d͡ʒeˈniː.ku.lo]
  1. to bend the knee

    conjugation-1 · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Italic *genu Latin genū Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culum Latin geniculum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin geniculō From geniculum + -ō.

noun[ɡɛˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫoː]Classical-Latin[d͡ʒeˈniː.ku.lo]
  1. dative/ablative singular of geniculum

    ablative · dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu Proto-Italic *genu Latin genū Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Proto-Italic *-kelos Latin -culum Latin geniculum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin geniculō From geniculum + -ō.

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