Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “cuisse” come from?

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

cuisse (Old French): thigh

Definitions

  1. thigh

Ancestry of “cuisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincoxathigh; hip , hipbone
2Latincoxahip , hipbone; thigh
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint

Words derived from “cuisse”

  • cuisse
  • cuish
  • cuissard
  • cuisse
  • cuissot
  • cuisseau
  • tchiesse
  • tchusse
  • tchiêsse
  • tchuisse
  • kyis
  • cuysse
  • kuis
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