Where does “pygidium” come from?

pygidium (English) comes from New Latin pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.

pygidium (English): The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and...

Definitions

  1. The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and...

Ancestry of “pygidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinpygidiumpygidium
2Ancient Greekπυγήrump, buttocks; = οὐρά
3Proto-Indo-European*spugeh₂—

Words derived from “pygidium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek πυγή →Every word from New Latin pygidium →