The story
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὄρχῐς“testicle”
- Ancient Greek · derived fromπλάγῐος“sideways, slanted”
- English todayplagiorchiid
From Plagiorchi(s) + -id, from Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágĭos, “sideways, slanted”) + Ancient Greek ὄρχῐς (órkhĭs, “testicle”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.