English Explanatory Dictionary

coxa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒksə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-coxa.wav /ˈkɑksə/

Word forms

coxa coxae

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *koḱs- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂ Proto-Italic *koksā Latin coxalbor. English coxa Learned borrowing from Latin coxa, from Proto-Italic *koksā, from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱseh₂, from *koḱs- (“joint, limb”) + *-eh₂. Doublet of cuisse.

Synonyms

coxopodite

Related words

coxal coxa valga coxa vara

Derived words

coxalgia coxarthrosis coxitis coxopleural coxosternite forecoxa mesocoxa praecoxa precoxa procoxa subcoxa
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