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