gẽollo

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *genuclum, syncopated from earlier *genuculum, variant of Late Latin geniculum, diminutive of Latin genū (knee), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate with Old Spanish ynojo.

Pronunciation

Noun

gẽollo m (plural gẽollos)

  1. knee

Descendants

  • Galician: xeonllo
  • Portuguese: joelho