Where does “cephalopagus” come from?

cephalopagus (English) comes from English -pagus, from Ancient Greek πάγος, from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

cephalopagus (English): joined at the back of the head and fused in the...

Definitions

  1. joined at the back of the head and fused in the...

Ancestry of “cephalopagus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-pagusconjoined twins
2Ancient Greekπάγοςmountain peak, rocky hill; frost
3Ancient GreekπήγνυμιI secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι →Every word from Ancient Greek πάγος →