Where does “coscia” come from?

coscia (Corsican) comes from Late Latin coxa, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

coscia (Corsican): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “coscia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincoxathigh; hip , hipbone
2Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Late Latin coxa →
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