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Where does “coscia” come from?

coscia (Italian) comes from Late Latin coxa, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

coscia (Italian): thigh; leg; either of the two ends of a bridge

Definitions

  1. thigh; leg; either of the two ends of a bridge

Ancestry of “coscia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincoxathigh; hip , hipbone
2Latincoxahip , hipbone; thigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →