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Where does “pygidium” come from?
pygidium (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek πυγή, from Proto-Indo-European *spugeh₂.
Ancestry of “pygidium”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
πυγή
rump, buttocks; = οὐρά
2
Proto-Indo-European
*spugeh₂
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Words derived from “pygidium”
pigídio
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