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