gẽollo

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

giolho, gyolho
geonllo, gionllo, jeonllo

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

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒẽˈoʎo/

Noun

gẽollo m (plural gẽollos)

knee

Descendants

Galician: xeonllo
Portuguese: joelho

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