Where does “πτερόν” come from?

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

πτερόν (Ancient Greek): feather; wing; Any winged creature

Definitions

  1. feather; wing; Any winged creature

Ancestry of “πτερόν”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “πτερόν”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →