Where does “omphalopagus” come from?
omphalopagus (English) comes from English -pagus, from Ancient Greek πάγος, from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
omphalopagus (English): joined at the umbilicus
Ancestry of “omphalopagus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -pagus | conjoined twins |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πάγος | mountain peak, rocky hill; frost |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πήγνυμι | I secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |