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Where does “πετεινός” come from?

πετεινός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέτομαι, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

πετεινός (Ancient Greek): fully fledged; able to fly

Definitions

  1. fully fledged; able to fly

Ancestry of “πετεινός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπέτομαιI fly; I dart, rush; I make haste
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
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