English

geniculorecipient

From geniculo- + recipient.

Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu ‘knee’

Proto-Italic *genu

Latin genū ‘knee’

Latin geniculum ‘little knee’

Latin geniculātus ‘with bended knee’

Proto-Indo-European *kap-

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Latin capiō ‘take, seize’

Latin recipiō ‘to receive’

Latin recipiēns ‘receiving’

Middle French récipient

Today it means

adj Describing that part of the geniculate nucleus that receives sensory impulses

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / geniculorecipient