Where does “coccis” come from?

coccis (Romanian) comes from French coccyx, from Latin coccyx, from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ, from Proto-Hellenic kókkūks.

coccis (Romanian): tail bone

Definitions

  1. tail bone

Ancestry of “coccis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoccyxcoccyx, tailbone
2Latincoccyxcoccyx
3Ancient Greekκόκκυξcuckoo; red gurnard; fig that ripens early
4Proto-Hellenickókkūks—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic kókkūks →Every word from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ →Every word from Latin coccyx →
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