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coxus.

lame

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈkɔk.sʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔk.sus]

  1. lame

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · rare
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 Latin coxa Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -us ? Latin coxus Perhaps from coxa (“hip”). Attested in the writings of Gaius Cilnius Maecenas and various late glosses.

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