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Where does “Pygmaei” come from?

Pygmaei (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος, from Ancient Greek -αῖος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Pygmaei (Latin): a mythical race of pygmies

Definitions

  1. a mythical race of pygmies

Ancestry of “Pygmaei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυγμαῖοςmythical dwarf; a member of a race of dwarves
2Ancient Greek-αῖος—
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “Pygmaei”

  • pygmy
  • pygmoid
  • pygmyism
  • pygmy chimpanzee
  • pygmyish
  • pygmaeus
  • pigmeo
  • ピグミーチンパンジー
  • ピグミー
  • pigmí
  • pygmaeus
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