Where does “coxa” come from?

coxa (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese coixa, from Old Portuguese cousa, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

coxa (Portuguese): thigh; drumstick; coxa

Definitions

  1. thigh; drumstick; coxa

Ancestry of “coxa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecoixa—
2Old Portuguesecousathing
3Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
4Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

Words derived from “coxa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →