Genou etymology

French

French word genou comes from Latin genu (Knee.), Latin marem

Etymology of genou

Detailed word origin of genou

Dictionary entry Language Definition
genu Latin (lat) Knee.
marem Latin (lat)
geniculum Late Latin (LL)
geniculum Latin (lat) Knee. Little knot.
*genuculum Latin (lat)
*genuclum Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
*genuclum Latin (lat) (Vulgar Latin) knee.
genoill Old French (fro) Knee.
genou French (fr) Knee. Lap.

Words with the same origin as genou

Descendants of marem

mari marier