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
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”

Paguridae
Paguroidea
pagurid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Ancient Greek πήγνυμι →Every word from Ancient Greek πάγος →