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Where does “πετᾰλώδης” come from?

πετᾰλώδης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέταλον, from Ancient Greek πέταλος, from Proto-Hellenic *pétalos.

πετᾰλώδης (Ancient Greek): full of flakes

Definitions

  1. full of flakes

Ancestry of “πετᾰλώδης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέταλονinflection of πέταλος : ## masculine accusative...
2Ancient Greekπέταλοςbroad, flat
3Proto-Hellenic*pétalos—

Words derived from “πετᾰλώδης”

  • petalody
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