Where does “κυανόπτερος” come from?

κυανόπτερος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

κυανόπτερος (Ancient Greek): having blue-black feathers

Definitions

  1. having blue-black feathers

Ancestry of “κυανόπτερος”, step by step

κυανόπτερος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πτερόν

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Ancient Greek κῠ́ᾰνος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκῠ́ᾰνοςdark-blue enamel
2Hittitekuwannan-precious stone, copper, blue
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwey-to hiss, to whistle, to whisper; to shine, white,...

Words derived from “κυανόπτερος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πτερόν →