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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | *pagellus | — |
| 2 | Latin | pagrus | a fish |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | φάγρος | red porgy; Cretan word for whetstone |
Words derived from “Pagellus”