English
steatopyga
Steatopyga comes from Ancient Greek στέᾱρ ‘hard fat’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂-wr̥reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*stā́wərreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστέᾱρstéātosas στέᾱτος‘hard fat’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900steatopyga
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-‘to stand’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂-wr̥reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*stā́wərreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστέᾱρstéātosas στέᾱτος‘hard fat’
- New Latinc. 1500–1900steatopyga
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’
post, state, system, stay, rest, stand, distance, assistant, stadium, assistance, instance, constitution, establish, stable, assist, consistent, contest, stood, instant, stability, substance, destiny, distant, resist, destination, stem, testimony, insist, consist, static, persistent, prostitution, stud, persist, stationary, prostitute, substitution, extant, stale, stamina, 158 more
Today it means
noun steatopygia
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / steatopyga