Where does “pagurus” come from?

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

pagurus (Latin): A kind of crab

Definitions

  1. A kind of crab

Ancestry of “pagurus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπάγουροςcrab
2Ancient Greekπάγοςmountain peak, rocky hill; frost
3Ancient GreekπήγνυμιI secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach

Words derived from “pagurus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-Every word from Ancient Greek πήγνυμιEvery word from Ancient Greek πάγος