Where does “πτερύγιον” come from?

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

πτερύγιον (Ancient Greek): wing, fin

Definitions

  1. wing, fin

Ancestry of “πτερύγιον”, step by step

πτερύγιον traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πτέρυξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπτέρυξwing; feathers; fins
2Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Ancient Greek πτέρῠξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπτέρῠξwing

Words derived from “πτερύγιον”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πτερόν →