Where does “πάγουρος” come from?
πάγουρος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πάγος, from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
πάγουρος (Ancient Greek): crab
Ancestry of “πάγουρος”, step by step
πάγουρος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek πάγος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πάγος | mountain peak, rocky hill; frost |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πήγνυμι | I secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
via Ancient Greek οὐρά
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | οὐρά | the tail, of a lion, dog etc; the rear-guard,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ors- | tail |
Words derived from “πάγουρος”