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Where does “Uropygi” come from?

Uropygi (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek οὐροπῡ́γιον, from Ancient Greek πυγή, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.

Ancestry of “Uropygi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐροπῡ́γιον—
2Ancient Greekπυγήrump, buttocks; = οὐρά
3Proto-Indo-European*spugeh₂—
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