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Where does “cōxus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cōxus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoxahip , hipbone; thigh
2Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
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