coxa

/ˈkɒksə/

coxa

English Noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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