Where does “solifuge” come from?

solifuge (English) comes from Latin solifuga, from Latin solipuga, from Latin puga, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.

solifuge (English): Synonym of camel spider

Definitions

  1. Synonym of camel spider

Ancestry of “solifuge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsolifugasolifuge, camel spider
2Latinsolipugaa kind of venomous ant or spider
3Latinpugabuttock
4Proto-Indo-European*spugeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂ →Every word from Latin puga →Every word from Latin solipuga →