Etymology

geniculo-

Today it means: Of the structure of a knee. Full definition →

Latin geniculātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromgeniculātus“with bended knee”
  2. English todaygeniculo-

From Latin geniculātus (“with bended knee”) + -o-, from geniculum (“little knee”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Words from the same roots

Latingeniculātus all →

geniculate

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