Where does “pteri” come from?

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

pteri (Catalan): pterion

Definitions

  1. pterion

Ancestry of “pteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchptérion—
2Ancient Greekπτερόνfeather; wing; Any winged creature
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Ancient Greek πτερόν →