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Where does “pinguidinous” come from?

pinguidinous (English) comes from Latin pinguedo, from Latin pinguis, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

pinguidinous (English): Containing fat; fatty

Definitions

  1. Containing fat; fatty

Ancestry of “pinguidinous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpinguedofat; oiliness; richness, abundance
2Latinpinguisfat, plump; thick, dense; dull, insipid, not...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
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