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
- fully fledged; able to fly
Ancestry of “πετεινός”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | πέτομαι | I fly; I dart, rush; I make haste |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂eti | to fly |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |