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steatopygia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Etymology tree Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar) Ancient Greek στέατος (stéatos) English steato- English pygo- Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English steatopygia From steato- + pygo- + -ia.

steatopygias (plural) steatopyga (alternative)

cottage cheese ass

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What does steatopygia mean?: An excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks.
Where does steatopygia come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar) Ancient Greek στέατος (stéatos) English steato- English pygo- Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English steatopygia From steato- + pygo- + -ia.

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