PYGMY

Meaning

A member of various legendary races of dwarfs, or supernatural peoples of diminutive stature.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

From Latin Pygmaeī, from Ancient Greek πυγμαῖος (pugmaîos, “a member of a legendary race of dwarves”), from πυγμή (pugmḗ, “fist (as small as a fist)”). In Ancient Greek, first mentioned by Homer; only applied to actual human races in the 19th century.

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