Meaning
The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).
Etymology
Origin: Latin
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 & Antonyms
Synonyms
coxopoditehip
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2021, 2022.