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 (joint), hipbone
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint

Words derived from “cuisse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- →Every word from Latin coxa →Every word from Late Latin coxa →