Where does “οὐροπύγιον” come from?

οὐροπύγιον (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πυγή, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.

οὐροπύγιον (Ancient Greek): The rump and tail feathers of a bird; The tail...

Definitions

  1. The rump and tail feathers of a bird; The tail...

Ancestry of “οὐροπύγιον”, step by step

οὐροπύγιον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πυγή

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυγήrump, buttocks; = οὐρά
2Proto-Indo-European*spugeh₂—

via Ancient Greek ὄρρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὄρροςbutt, ass; Doric form of ὅρος
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁orsosarse

Words derived from “οὐροπύγιον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek πυγή →