coxa.
thigh, the upper leg
Meaning & usage
thigh, the upper leg
leg
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Late Latin coxa Old Galician-Portuguese coixa Galician coxa Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coixa, from Late Latin coxa (“thigh”), from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂.
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