Where does “καλλίπυγος” come from?
καλλίπυγος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek καλλίπυγος, from Ancient Greek -ός, from Proto-Hellenic *-os, from Proto-Indo-European -ós — Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting...
καλλίπυγος (Greek): callipygian, callipygous
Ancestry of “καλλίπυγος”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | καλλίπυγος | callipygian, callipygous |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -ός | — |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | *-os | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ós | Creates agent nouns from verb stems, denoting... |