Etymograph

English

steatopyga

Steatopyga comes from Ancient Greek στέᾱρ ‘hard fat’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-1‘to stand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂-wr̥1reconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*stā́wər1reconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστέᾱρ2stéātosas στέᾱτος‘hard fat’
  5. New Latinc. 1500–1900steatopyga2
  6. Englishtodaysteatopyga2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στέαρ
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English steatopyga

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*steh₂-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στέαρ‘to stand’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*stéh₂-wr̥Wiktionary, Ancient Greek στέαρreconstructed
  3. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*stā́wərWiktionary, Ancient Greek στέαρreconstructed
  4. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEστέᾱρWiktionary, English steatopygastéātosas στέᾱτος‘hard fat’
  5. New Latinc. 1500–1900steatopygaWiktionary, English steatopyga
  6. EnglishtodaysteatopygaWiktionary, English steatopyga

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, 157 more

Today it means

noun steatopygia

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “steatopyga”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Ancient Greek στέαρ. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- / steatopyga

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