Where does “cuisseau” come from?

cuisseau (French) comes from French cuisse, from Old French cuisse, from Late Latin coxa, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

cuisseau (French): thigh and buttock of veal

Definitions

  1. thigh and buttock of veal

Ancestry of “cuisseau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcuissethigh
2Old Frenchcuissethigh
3Late Latincoxathigh; hip , hipbone
4Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
5Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Late Latin coxa →