Where does “steatopyga” come from?
steatopyga (New Latin) comes from Ancient Greek στέαρ, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Ancestry of “steatopyga”, step by step
steatopyga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek στέαρ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | στέαρ | hard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Ancient Greek πῡγή
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πῡγή | rump, buttocks; buttocks, rump; rump, tail |