Where does “thoracopagus” come from?
thoracopagus (English) comes from English -pagus, from Ancient Greek πάγος, from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
thoracopagus (English): with fusion of the chest
Ancestry of “thoracopagus”, 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 |