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Where does “παχυς” come from?

παχυς (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰn̥ǵʰús, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

παχυς (Ancient Greek): thick, large, stout; coarse; curdled, clotted

Definitions

  1. thick, large, stout; coarse; curdled, clotted

Ancestry of “παχυς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰn̥ǵʰústhick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “παχυς”

  • pachyderm
  • pachydermatous
  • pachymetry
  • pachyderma
  • pachymeningitis
  • pachydermia
  • pachymetric
  • pachymeter
  • pachymeninx
  • pachycaul
  • pachydermatocele
  • pachycaulous
  • pachychoroidal
  • pachydermatousness
  • pachycurare
  • pachy-
  • pachyphyllous
  • pachiderma
  • pachidermico
  • pachyderme
  • Pachycephalosaurus
  • Pachydermata
  • παχύδερμος
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