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Where does “Pagrus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Pagrus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpagrusa fish
2Ancient Greekφάγροςred porgy; Cretan word for whetstone
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