Where does “coccydynia” come from?

coccydynia (English) comes from English coccyx, from Latin coccyx, from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ, from Proto-Hellenic kókkūks.

coccydynia (English): pain in the coccyx

Definitions

  1. pain in the coccyx

Ancestry of “coccydynia”, step by step

coccydynia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coccyx

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoccyxThe final fused vertebrae at the base of the...
2Latincoccyxcoccyx
3Ancient Greekκόκκυξcuckoo; red gurnard; fig that ripens early
4Proto-Hellenickókkūks—

via English dynia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdynia—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic kókkūks →Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ →Every word from Latin coccyx →