coxendix
Pronunciation: [kɔkˈsɛn.diːks]
“coxendix” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:
noun
- hip, hipbone
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *koksednī-k-, from Proto-Indo-European *koḱse-dn-iH. According to Pinault, related to Tocharian A kapśañi and Tocharian B kektseñe (“body”), from Proto-Indo-European *koksedon. Coxendīx may then represent a feminine derivative *kokse-dn-ih₂. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-, whence Latin coxa (“hip”). Cognate with Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣa, “armpit”), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬱𐬀 (kaša,…
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