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Where does “Pagellus” come from?

Pagellus (Translingual) comes from Latin *pagellus, from Latin pagrus, from Ancient Greek φάγρος — red porgy; Cretan word for whetstone.

Ancestry of “Pagellus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin*pagellus—
2Latinpagrusa fish
3Ancient Greekφάγροςred porgy; Cretan word for whetstone

Words derived from “Pagellus”

  • pagelli
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