Where does “coccyx” come from?

coccyx (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ, from Proto-Hellenic kókkūks.

coccyx (Latin): coccyx

Definitions

  1. coccyx

Ancestry of “coccyx”, step by step

coccyx traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek κόκκυξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόκκυξcuckoo; red gurnard; fig that ripens early
2Proto-Hellenickókkūks—

via Ancient Greek κόκκῡξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόκκῡξcuckoo

Words derived from “coccyx”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic kókkūks →Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ →