Where does “coixejar” come from?

coixejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan coix, from Latin cōxus, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

coixejar (Catalan): to limp; to wobble

Definitions

  1. to limp; to wobble

Ancestry of “coixejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancoixlame; wobbly
2Latincōxuslame
3Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Latin cōxus →