Where does “paguro” come from?

paguro (Italian) comes from Latin pagurus, from Ancient Greek πάγουρος, from Ancient Greek πάγος, from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

paguro (Italian): hermit crab

Definitions

  1. hermit crab

Ancestry of “paguro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpagurusA kind of crab
2Ancient Greekπάγουροςcrab
3Ancient Greekπάγοςmountain peak, rocky hill; frost
4Ancient GreekπήγνυμιI secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek πήγνυμιEvery word from Ancient Greek πάγος