Where does “scosciare” come from?

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

scosciare (Italian): to dislocate the legs of (someone) at the hip

Definitions

  1. to dislocate the legs of (someone) at the hip

Ancestry of “scosciare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancosciathigh; leg; either of the two ends of a bridge
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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