Where does “pygidium” come from?
pygidium (French) comes from New Latin pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.
pygidium (French): pygidium
Ancestry of “pygidium”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | New Latin | pygidium | pygidium |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πυγή | rump, buttocks; = οὐρά |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *spugeh₂ | — |