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Sacrococcygeal
Sacro comes from the Latin word "sacer" meaning "sacred." This is because the sacrum was considered a sacred (highly valued; holy) bone. Specifically, it was believed that the sacrum could not be destroyed and that it was the part of the body that would allow someone to rise from the dead. Coccygeal comes from the Greek word "kokkyx" meaning "cuckoo's beak," which is what the coccyx bone is shaped like.
Pertaining to the sacrum and the coccyx (also known as the tailbone). The sacrum is a large bone in the lower part of the spine that is shaped like a triangle. The coccyx is a beaked shaped bone that makes up part of the back of the pelvis. The pelvis is a massive bone made of hip bones on each side and the front, while the back part is made of the sacrum and the coccyx. The coccyx is below the sacrum.
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