Where does “-pteran” come from?

-pteran (English) comes from English -án, from Middle English -an.

-pteran (English): Alternative form of -pterous

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -pterous

Ancestry of “-pteran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
2Middle English-an—

Words derived from “-pteran”

Every word from Middle English -an →Every word from English -án →