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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |
Words derived from “πάγουρος”