Where does “steatopygian” come from?
steatopygian (English) comes from English steatopygia, from English steato-, from Ancient Greek στέαρ, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
steatopygian (English): Relating to steatopygia
Ancestry of “steatopygian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | steatopygia | An excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks |
| 2 | English | steato- | fat |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στέαρ | hard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |