Where does “pigídio” come from?
pigídio (Portuguese) comes from Translingual pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.
pigídio (Portuguese): pygidium
Ancestry of “pigídio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | pygidium | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πυγή | rump, buttocks; = οὐρά |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *spugeh₂ | — |