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
Ancestry of “coixejar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | coix | lame; wobbly |
| 2 | Latin | cōxus | — |
| 3 | Latin | coxa | hip , hipbone; thigh |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | koḱs- | joint |