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geniculo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
genicu-lo-
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Of the structure of a knee.

prefix

Of an abrupt bend.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: geniculātus

Questions

What does geniculo- mean?
Of the structure of a knee.
Where does geniculo- come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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