Where does “coccyx” come from?

Coccyx comes from Latin coccyx, from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ, from Proto-Hellenic kókkūks, of uncertain ultimate origin.

coccyx (English): The final fused vertebrae at the base of the...

Definitions

  1. The final fused vertebrae at the base of the...

Ancestry of “coccyx”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoccyxcoccyx
2Ancient Greekκόκκυξcuckoo; red gurnard; fig that ripens early
3Proto-Hellenickókkūks—

Words derived from “coccyx”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic kókkūks →Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ →Every word from Latin coccyx →