Where does “stéatopyge” come from?

stéatopyge (French) comes from Ancient Greek πυγή, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.

stéatopyge (French): steatopygous (having fat buttocks)

Definitions

  1. steatopygous (having fat buttocks)

Ancestry of “stéatopyge”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stéatopyge”

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