Where does “praecoxa” come from?

praecoxa (English) comes from English coxa, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

praecoxa (English): The youngest segment of the protopod of a branchiopod

Definitions

  1. The youngest segment of the protopod of a branchiopod

Ancestry of “praecoxa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoxaThe basal segment of a limb of various arthropods
2Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from English coxa →