Where does “quisset” come from?

quisset (English) comes from Old French quisse, from Late Latin coxa, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

quisset (English): Plate armour for the thighs

Definitions

  1. Plate armour for the thighs

Ancestry of “quisset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchquisseAlternative form of cuisse; thigh
2Late Latincoxathigh; hip , hipbone
3Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
4Proto-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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