Where does “Paguroidea” come from?
Paguroidea (Translingual) comes from Translingual Pagurus, from Latin pagurus, from Ancient Greek πάγουρος, from Ancient Greek πάγος, from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
Ancestry of “Paguroidea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Pagurus | type genus of hermit crabs |
| 2 | Latin | pagurus | A kind of crab |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πάγουρος | crab |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πάγος | mountain peak, rocky hill; frost |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πήγνυμι | I secure, stick in, fix on; I fasten, put... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |