Where does “cussin” come from?

cussin (Old French) comes from Old French coissin, from Latin coxinum, from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

cussin (Old French): Alternative form of coissin

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of coissin

Ancestry of “cussin”, step by step

cussin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French coissin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcoissincushion
2Latincoxinum—
3Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint

via Old French coussin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchcoussinAlternative form of coissin

Words derived from “cussin”

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