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
Ancestry of “coxa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | coixa | — |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | cousa | thing |
| 3 | Latin | causa | cause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,... |
| 4 | Old Latin | caussa | cause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kawd-teh₂ | — |
Words derived from “coxa”