The word 'callipygian' is a loan word from Greek 'καλλίπῡγο'

'Callipygian' is a word borrowed from Greek 'καλλίπῡγο'. The word entered the English language some time around 1800.

callipygian [adjective] [circa 1800]

Having shapely buttocks

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Etymology: Greek 'kallipygos' from 'kalli-' + 'pygē' buttocks

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