英语词汇“Indo-European root: genu-”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

Indo-European root: genu-

释义

‌‌genu-¹
Knee; also angle. Oldest form *g̑enu‑, becoming *genu‑ in centum languages.

Variant form *gneu‑.
1. knee, from Old English cnēo, knee, from Germanic *knewam;
2. kneel, from Old English cnēowlian, to kneel, from Germanic *knewljan.
Basic form *genu‑. geniculate, genuflect, from Latin genū, knee.
O-grade form *gonu. polygonum, pycnogonid, from Greek gonu, knee.
Suffixed variant form *gōnw-yə‑. -gon; amblygonite, diagonal, goniometer, orthogonal, from Greek gōniā, angle, corner.

[Pokorny 1. g̑enu‑ 380.]

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