Where does “-pterous” come from?

-pterous (English) comes from English -ous, from Middle English -ous, from Old French -us, from Latin -ōsus, from Old Latin -ōssus.

-pterous (English): Having wings

Definitions

  1. Having wings

Ancestry of “-pterous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ousUsed to form adjectives from nouns, to denote...
2Middle English-ous
3Old French-us-ous, used for forming adjectives
4Latin-ōsusose, -ous, -ful (full of or overly prone to)
5Old Latin-ōssus

Words derived from “-pterous

Every word from Old Latin -ōssusEvery word from Latin -ōsusEvery word from English -ous