Where does “pygidium” come from?

pygidium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πυγή, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.

pygidium (Latin): pygidium

Definitions

  1. pygidium

Ancestry of “pygidium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπυγήrump, buttocks; = οὐρά
2Proto-Indo-European*spugeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek πυγή →