Where does “bipinnaria” come from?
bipinnaria (English) comes from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bipinnaria (English): The larva of certain starfishes as developed in...
Definitions
- The larva of certain starfishes as developed in...
Ancestry of “bipinnaria”, step by step
bipinnaria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin bis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 2 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Latin Pinna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Pinna | A city of the Vestini situated on the eastern slope of the Apennines, now the town of Penne |
| 2 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |