Where does “coxus” come from?

coxus (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin coxa, from Proto-Indo-European koḱs- — joint.

coxus (Vulgar Latin): lame

Definitions

  1. lame

Ancestry of “coxus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincoxahip (joint), hipbone
2Proto-Indo-Europeankoḱs-joint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koḱs-Every word from Latin coxa