Where does “pigarg” come from?
pigarg (Catalan) comes from Latin pygargus, from Ancient Greek πύγαργος, from Ancient Greek ἀργός, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
pigarg (Catalan): sea eagle an eagle in the genus
Definitions
- sea eagle an eagle in the genus
Ancestry of “pigarg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pygargus | addax; A kind of eagle, harrier, or other raptor,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πύγαργος | kind of antelope with a white rump; hen harrier;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀργός | white, bright; swift; not working, idle |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |