Coxal
/ˈkɒk.səl/noun
Relating to the hip or the hip bone.
Did you know?Coxal comes from Latin coxa, meaning “hip,” whose deeper origin is uncertain but is often compared with Indo-European words for the hip or flank.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European (proposed)
PIE
*koks-o-
“A reconstructed term possibly referring to the hip or flank; the connection is debated.”
Proto-Italic
Proto-Italic
*koksa
“Hip; reconstructed ancestor of Latin coxa.”
Classical Latin
Latin
coxa
“Hip or hip joint.”
17th Century
New Latin
coxalis
“Relating to the hip; anatomical adjective formed from Latin coxa.”
Modern English
English
coxal
“Relating to the hip or hip bone.”