coccyx

French

noun

Definitions

(anatomy) coccyx, tailbone

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόκκυξ (cuckoo).

Origin

Ancient Greek

κόκκυξ

Gloss

cuckoo

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

coccyx Latin
cuculus Latin
cucus Latin
κοκκυγέα Ancient Greek
κόκκυξ Ancient Greek
*kókkūks Proto-Hellenic