Etymology

pygo-

Today it means: rump, posterior Full definition →

Ancient Greek πυγή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπυγή“tail, rump”
  2. English todaypygo-

Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, “tail, rump”)

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