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Where does “coxal” come from?

coxal (English) comes from Late Latin coxalis, from Latin -alis, from Proto-Indo-European -li-.

coxal (English): sciatic; Relating to a coxite

Definitions

  1. sciatic; Relating to a coxite

Ancestry of “coxal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincoxaliship; coxal
2Latin-alisUsed to form adjectives of relationship from...
3Proto-Indo-European-li-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -li- →