Where does “bipennate” come from?

bipennate (English) comes from English pennate, from Latin pennatus, from Latin penna, from Proto-Italic petnā, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

bipennate (English): Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a...

Ancestry of “bipennate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpennateHaving a feather-like shape; A penniform muscle
2Latinpennatuswinged
3Latinpennawing; feather, especially a flight-feather;...
4Proto-Italicpetnāfeather; wing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic petnā →