Etymology

coccygeal

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Today it means: Relating to the coccyx. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English coccyx ← Latin coccyx
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*kókkūks
  2. Ancient Greekκόκκῡξ (kókkūx)
  3. Latincoccyx
  4. Englishcoccyx
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. English todaycoccygeal

From coccyx + -al.

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