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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”

  • coxinha
  • coxinha
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