English
pygmoid
From pygmy + -oid.
Formed from pygmy + -oid
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ- ‘to punch’
Ancient Greek πυγμή ‘fist’
Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος ‘a member of a legendary race of dwarves’
Latin Pygmaeī
English pygmy
Today it means
adj Resembling a pygmy; generally, shorter than other peoples but not short enough to be considered pygmies.
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Etymograph / pygmoid