Where does “cuysse” come from?

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

cuysse (Middle French): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “cuysse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcuissethigh
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 →