Where does “coixa” come from?
coixa (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cousa, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.
Ancestry of “coixa”, step by step
coixa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese cousa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | cousa | thing |
| 2 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 3 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |
via Late Latin coxa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | coxa | thigh; hip , hipbone |
| 2 | Latin | coxa | hip (joint), hipbone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | koḱs- | joint |
Words derived from “coixa”