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Where does “πετάννυμι” come from?

πετάννυμι (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

πετάννυμι (Ancient Greek): I spread out, open; I am spread out on all sides,...

Definitions

  1. I spread out, open; I am spread out on all sides,...

Ancestry of “πετάννυμι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “πετάννυμι”

  • petal
  • petalled
  • petaled
  • petaloid
  • apetalous
  • petasus
  • gamopetalous
  • monopetalous
  • polypetalous
  • tepal
  • epipetalous
  • petasos
  • multipetaled
  • petallike
  • sympetalous
  • petalless
  • petalody
  • petalous
  • hexapetalous
  • pentapetalous
  • petaliform
  • petaliferous
  • empetalled
  • petaloidy
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